Workplace learning: learning experiences of pre-clerkship students in their clinical learning environment at a medical university in UAE | Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2023

Author(s)

Nooreen Adnan Dow Institute of Health Professionals Education, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Syeda Rubaba Azim Dow Institute of Health Professionals Education, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Farah Azhar Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

Lubna Ahmed College of Medicine, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE

Pankaj Lamba Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

Abstract

Objective: To explore how students in the pre-clerkship phase perceive the workplace clinical learning environment based on their experiential learning and social participation. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates in June 2019 and comprised 2nd and 3rd year medical students. Data was collected using the undergraduate clinical education environment measure tool which is a valid and reliable instrument to measure clinical learning environment for undergraduate medical students. Results: There were 858 students, and 70.3% of the students expressed satisfaction with clinical learning environment categories. Conclusion: The average satisfaction level of the students regarding the quality of supervision was better than that of workplace environment and learning opportunities provided.

Publication Details

Page(s) 1794-1799

DOI 10.47391/JPMA.6758

Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 73, Issue: 9, Year: 2023

Keywords

medical students Clinical workplace Learning opportunities feedback Clinical learning environment Supervision quality UCEEM

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