An insight of medical student’s preference and opinions to Pharmacology textbooks

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https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v8i1.38458

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Indian ocean islands, learning, medical, Mauritius, monograph, pharmacology, students, textbook

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Background: Various medical subjects pose a daunting task to students. Chief amongst which the subject’s students grapple with is pharmacology. The study’s primary objective was to find out the second professional medical student’s preferences, feedback, and attitude towards pharmacology textbooks at SSR Medical College, Mauritius.

Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based observational survey was conducted from May 2018- June 2018 at Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius. A Chi-square test was performed to find out correlations between variables. p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results: A total of 192 medical students participated in the study out of 210 students, giving an overall response rate of 91.42%. 103 (35.6%) students chosen Essentials of Medical Pharmacology- K.D. Tripathi as a first preference, followed by 59 (30.7%) students selected Pharmacology for Medical Students- Tara V Shanbhag and Smita Shenoy as a second preference, and 22 (11.5%) chosen Medical Pharmacology- Padmaja Udaykumar as a third preference.

Conclusion: The textbook Essentials of Medical Pharmacology by K.D. Tripathi is the most popular and most preferred textbook, closely seconded by Pharmacology for Medical Students by Tara V Shanbhag and Smita Shenoy and followed by Medical Pharmacology by Padmaja Udaykumar, the third in the list of the most preferred textbook. The shortcomings of textbooks, such as the innate lack of the ability to cultivate interest in common diseases which are prevalent in the home country of the students, as well as the lack to inspire students to do further reading into research articles and studies, clearly showcases the disconnect that exists between publishers, authors and users.

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Author Biographies

I Banerjee, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology

J Robinson, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Final year medical student

A Annavarapu, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

RK Gupta, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Mauritius

Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology

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Published

2021-07-16

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Banerjee, I., Robinson, J., Annavarapu, A., & Gupta, R. (2021). An insight of medical student’s preference and opinions to Pharmacology textbooks. Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 8(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v8i1.38458

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