ROLE OF TUTORS TRAINING IN DELIVERING EFFECTIVE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of training of the tutors to conduct small group tutorial sessions.Study Design A descriptive study Methodology: One hundred and thirty nine students of first till fourth year of MBBS course, were introducedto the subject/topic and the learning objectives. In the following week, they attended small group sessionsarranged for their respective subjects. Trained tutors were identified on the basis of having taken the tutortraining course/workshops arranged by College of Physician and Surgeons, Pakistan. The tutors conductedthe small group tutorial sessions as per their assignment. At the end of tutorial sessions the students wereasked to complete a questionnaire encompassing the learning outcomes of the students and behaviors of thetu to r during the tu to ria l classes. Learning outcomes were compared using Pearson test. Results: The motivation of the students and their clarification of concepts increased significantly by attendingthe tutorial sessions with trained tutors (trained 77.7% vs. un-trained 21.58% p<0.005 and trained 80.58%vs. un-trained 19.42% p<0.005 respectively). Conclusion: Trained tutors facilitated the sessions in such a way that students discussed themselves andfound their own queries help in the clarification of the concepts more efficiently. Effective faculty developmentprogram should be designed and implemented to enhance the learning process of the students by trainedfacilitators.

Keywords

• small group tutorials
• tutor training
• learning, facilitators.