?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Formative+exploration+of+students%E2%80%99+perception+about+Community+Medicine+teaching+at+Mahatma+Gandhi+Institute+of+Medical+Sciences%2C+Sewagram%2C+India&rft.creator=Dongre%2C+AR&rft.creator=Deshmukh%2C+PR&rft.creator=Garg%2C+BS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+The+objectives+of+the+present+formative+research+were+to+explore+the+medical+undergraduates%E2%80%99+study+problems+and+their+perceptions+about+various+teaching+approaches+in+currently+practiced+teaching+curriculum+of+Community+Medicine.+Material+and+Methods%3A+The+present+formative+research+was+undertaken+at+Dr.+Sushila+Nayar+School+of+Public+Health+incorporating+Department+of+Community+Medicine%2C+Mahatma+Gandhi+Institute+of+Medical+Sciences%2C+Sewagram.+The+respondents+were+17+(26.5%25)+conveniently+selected+final+year+exam+appearing+medical+undergraduates+from+2004+regular+batch+of+64+students.+A+triangulation+of+qualitative+research+methods+like+free+listing%2C+pile+sort+exercise+and+a+Focus+Group+Discussion+(FGD)+were+used.+A+two+dimensional+scaling+and+hierarchical+cluster+analysis+was+completed+with+the+pile+sort+data.+The+data+was+analyzed+by+using+software+Anthropac+4.98.1%2FX+software.+Results%3A+The+medical+undergraduates+could+understand+the+topics+like+Integrated+Management+of+Neonatal+and+Childhood+(IMNCI)%2C+Primary+Health+Care+(PHC)%2C+cold+chain+system+for+vaccines%2C+immunization+and+health+education%2C+dietary+survey+and+cluster+survey+method+taught+in+the+community+based+camp+approaches.+Students+found+it+difficult+to+comprehend+the+core+of+subject+from+the+scattered+lecture+series+over+a+long+teaching+period%2C+especially+using+lengthy+over+head+projector%2Fliquid+crystal+display+presentations.+The+major+problems+encountered+in+studying+the+subject+of+Community+Medicine+were+difficulty+in+understanding+the+concepts+of+biostatistics%2C+confusions+due+to+apparently+similar+text+in+National+Health+Programs+and+difficulty+to+recall+disease+statistics+due+to+vast+syllabus.+Conclusions%3A+Students+perceived+the+community+based+camp+approach+of+teaching+as+a+best+method+to+understand+the+subject%2C+which+is+an+integration+of+task+oriented+assignments%2C+integration+of+social+sciences+within+medical+domain+and+active+community+involvement.+Hence%2C+the+community+based+camp+approach+can+be+scaled+up+as+a+best+Community+Medicine+teaching+approach.+The+active+learning+methods+could+be+used+to+improve+the+lectures+and+the+clinics+which+should+be+more+concentrated+in+final+year+of+teaching&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-11-24&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6301%2F1%2F2008-3-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dongre%2C+AR+and+Deshmukh%2C+PR+and+Garg%2C+BS++(2008)+Formative+exploration+of+students%E2%80%99+perception+about+Community+Medicine+teaching+at+Mahatma+Gandhi+Institute+of+Medical+Sciences%2C+Sewagram%2C+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6301%2F