%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Practicals in Physiology Education and Suggestions for Improvement
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%D 2018
%X Background: In order to train competent physicians who are capable of solving clinical problems, fundamental physiological concepts need to be provided appropriately, in a way that can be associated with clinical practices. With this planned study, we aimed to map the already existing physiology practices in the medical schools in Turkey, point out the problems and offer potential solutions. Methods: A survey was conducted on the existing training methods of physiology practices and on the views of the academic staff that plan and conduct these trainings, and a workshop was carried on based on the results of this survey. Results: Among the physiology departments of medical schools (n=35), it is observed that the physiology trainings mostly take place in second year (97.1 %), the trainings are mostly focused on nerve-muscle-senses, blood, heart circulatory and respiratory systems, aims and goals of he practices, and prepared booklets and pamphlets are present. It is also observed that practice trainings are mostly planned to acquire a skil ls as well as to support the theoretical know-how (60%), even though a small number of departments have the chance to offer students to practice on their own. Nearly a quarter of practices utilizes various computer software, whereas one sixth of them uses laboratory animals. There are physiology departments that evaluate the practices immediately with short quizzes or by grading the reports, or by making exams at the end of the semester, while a significant percent (37,1%) never conduct evolutions. Conclusions: During the discussions in workshop, it is revealed that the problems encountered in the implementation of the training are raised from a combination of infrastructure, students and faculty members. It is projected that the restatement of learning objectives and assessment/evaluation methods of physiology practices can facilitate the easy earning of physiology concepts and can increase the lack of motivation in students that is observed during practices
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/ted/issue/36889/336779