Participants' Perception and Attitude to Teaching Methodology Assessment (TMA) Principles training programme currently introducing by CME-DGME

Abstract

Objective: To explore participants' experiences regarding current practice of TMA principles training programme was held in Dhaka National Medical College in Bangladesh by CME-DGME.

Methodology: This was a cross sectional, descriptive study which include both qualitative and quantitative components. Study period was one year, from January 2022 to December2022. Study was done among the participants of DNMC who have completed their course. Out of 83 participants 50 participants were included by convenient sampling. A semi structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. No pre testing was done. Analysis of data was done by SPSS computer software programme version 17.

Results: Most of the respondents were agreed and strongly agreed that the training programme help them in their teaching experience, sufficient for them to become a medical educationist, running according to the guideline of CME-DGME, sufficient to cover all aspect of medical education and the quality of teaching of this training programme was effective.

Conclusion: Most of the participants show their satisfaction about the current practice of TMA principles training programme guided by CME-DGME. Rest of the participants expressed their different views and suggestions for the improvement of this training programme such as need more interactive sessions, resource persons from different medical Institutes should be included, class topics and explanations should be more interesting and attractive.

J. Dhaka National Med. Coll. Hos. 2023; 29 (02): 19-23