The professional development of faculty members is essential for improving the quality education. Faculty programs play a very vital role in continued faculty. Reflective Critique writing an important tool evaluation programs, as it provides opportunities self-reflection, self-critique and self-awareness. experience writing, needs to be explored order encourage engage this practice pursue their personal & growth. Aim study determine effectiveness teaching skills after formal program explore...

Academic failure is multifactorial with personal, institutional, and societal factors. Identification after high stake assessments comes too late for meaningful interventions. There limited data to predict academic at an early stage. This qualitative exploratory study aimed identify such students using a predictive framework. Using purposive sampling, twenty-seven participants (8 failures, 8 achievers, 7 medical teachers) were enrolled informed consent ethical approval. One-to-one interviews...

Objective: To establish construct validity of the Hidden Informal Curriculum Assessment Tool(HICAT) among Pakistani medical students. Study Design: Quantitative Instrument validation study Place and Duration Study: Army Medical College, National University Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from Jan to Jun 2023. Methodology: Data collection for was done using manually printed forms, with a minimum thirty participants per session. A total 271 were involved. The first phase involved response...

To explore the core competencies needed on part of medical and dental teachers to carry out effective digital teaching for their students.

There are growing concerns towards the quality of medical education in Pakistan. To help strengthen accreditation processes, this study identifies challenges assurance Basic Medical Education Pakistan.A qualitative case was carried out from March to August 2018. Participants included inspectors various disciplines both public and private colleges, educationists Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 inspectors, while focus group discussion 10 educationists. All audio recorded...

Purpose: Despite being in high numbers medical colleges, only a small proportion of women join the workforce and even fewer reach leadership positions Pakistan. Organizations like United Nations Women Global Health are working towards closing gender gap. The study aims to explore enablers barriers for healthcare strategies promote Pakistan’s specific societal culture. Methods: In this qualitative exploratory study, semi-structured interviews 16 holding health-care profession, ie, dental...

To identify the learning strategies used by medical students with high Grit for design and implementation of a three months course, to assist having low Grit.A mixed-method study explanatory sequential was followed an intervention improve amongst first year at Foundation University Medical College from March August 2019. Non-probability convenience sampling in Phase-I. In Phase-II, through purposive sampling, score on GRIT were interviewed. The interview questions validated piloted clarity....

Operating Room (OR) is a high-pressure setting where multiple complex surgical, educational, and administrative facets interplay. Contrary to resident training, the dynamics of undergraduate medical students' learning process highly demanding, opportunistic, unstandardized, suboptimal owing many reasons. Upon reviewing existing published literature regarding experience in OR setting, it was clear that this field still date, unstructured, ambiguous, with grey areas need be worked on. To...

To develop a tool to evaluate faculty perceptions of assessment quality in an undergraduate medical program.The Assessment Implementation Measure (AIM) was developed by mixed method approach. A preliminary questionnaire through literature review submitted panel 10 education experts for three-round 'Modified Delphi technique'. Panel agreement > 75% considered the criterion inclusion items questionnaire. Cognitive pre-testing five members conducted. Pilot study done with 30 randomly selected...

Abstract Introduction Professional behaviour is the first manifestation of professionalism. In teaching hospitals, residents can be considered vulnerable to lapses in professional when they fail meet set standards Residents some specialties are more at risk due demanding nature work. Research focusing on field Gynae and underlying factors contributing such notably lacking literature. Additionally, there a gap understanding perspectives patients from Pakistan this matter, as it remains...

Background: A standard undergraduate radiology education is essential to prepare graduates for multidisciplinary clinical practice yet the literature lacks clear guidelines or consensus about learning objectives of an optimal clerkship.Aim: To define a competency-based framework by using language Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs).Methods: modified Delphi method with three iterative rounds was used as expert approach. An online questionnaire Likert scale formulated incorporating EPAs...

The use of social media across the globe has risen incrementally. During COVID-19 pandemic, these sites undeniably provided new avenues for professional networking but also led to a surge in cases online misconduct. Professionalism instruments and scales do not assess digital attitude behaviour healthcare professionals (HCPs). purpose this study was identify domains items professionalism related validate self-assessment instrument HCPs using media.

To explore use of metacognitive skills by medical teachers in relation to Zimmerman's model self-regulation.A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted at Riphah International University from February 2017 August 2017. A semi structured interview ten planned uncover the lived experiences selected demonstrate how these strategies different phases learning. Data collected asking five open ended questions after expert validation. analyzed using N-Vivo software.Total eight themes were...

Background: There is an emphasis on identity formation to complement the competency-based medical education in tomorrow's doctors, with a focus from "doing" "being," deeply learn role as health professional. Medical students spend considerable time internet-based online social networking platforms. These avenues can have certain implications of their identity. Methods: The aim this article discuss highly significant way form professional that through networking, which be labeled digital...

Netiquettes are general rules and customs governing social professional interactions that considered acceptable. Objectives: To explore Teachers' perceptions of netiquette practices by undergraduate dental students during online classes in COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional Study. Methodology: Research was conducted two leading private colleges twin cities. Convenience sampling done to obtain data. A self-constructed questionnaire comprising open close ended...

The main objective of the study was to explore factors predict academic failure before first major assessment.An exploratory qualitative conducted from March 2021 August at Riphah International University. Using purposive sampling technique, 16 students and seven teachers were included in study. Eight online interviews with who failures two focus group discussions held eight high achievers teachers. data analyzed thematic analysis done.Thematic analyses deduced relevant themes which were:...

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of Team-based learning and flipped classrooms in terms test scores undergraduate medical education.
 Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
 Place Duration Study: Federal Medical College, Islamabad Pakistan, from Mar to Jun 2020.
 Methodology: A total 100 first-year MBBS students were randomly equally allocated either team-based or classroom for biochemistry class. In former technique, assigned a topic textbook as prereading material....

Abstract Background There are multiple instruments to measure different learning environments but no valid and reliable instrument is present for measuring the micro-learning environment. This study aimed develop validate an environment of students. Measuring can give insight into real-life experiences students enlighten us about disparity between taught, delivered, learned curricula. Methods Multi-institutional Mixed methods design with consecutive qualitative and, quantitative components...

Specialists in dermatology come across ethical issues their practice. The topic is subjective so dialogue and reflection required. main objective of this study was to explore how dermatologists deal with dilemmas clinical practice.This a qualitative narrative analysis. It conducted by involving working tertiary care hospitals Pakistan from January June 2017. Open ended semi structured in-depth interviews twelve were recorded transcribed manually through transcribers verbatim. Thematic...

To explore effective coping strategies used by medical students against burnout.The mixed method study was conducted at the Al Mizan campus of Riphah International University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from March to August 2018, and comprised fourth fifth year both genders. Data collected using Maslach burnout inventory, which followed focus group discussions. analysed inductive approach.Of respondents, 34(23.4%) were males 111(76.5%) females. Overall, 84 out 151 (56%) scored high on emotional...

Objectives: To determine the contextual factors responsible for stress and anxiety in undergraduate medical students. Study Design: Qualitative Study. Setting: Islamic International Medical College, Al Mizan Campus, Riphah University, Rawalpindi. Period: 04th April 2019 to 03rd October 2019. Material & Methods: This qualitative exploratory studied was conducted at College Rawalpindi from with help of semi structured interviews each lasting about thirty minutes final year students data...

Objective: To look into the experience of undergraduate medical and health sciences students regarding perceptions online formative assessments.
 Study Design: Online cross-sectional survey.
 Place Duration Study: Riphah International University, Islamabad Pakistan, from Aug to Dec 2020.
 Methodology: Three hundred fifty-one pre-clinical clinical disciplines including MBBS, BDS, Pharm-D participated in study. Data was collected through a convenient sampling technique. An...