Rehabilitation knowledge and competency outcome of Thammasat graduated medical students

Abstract: 
Since 2004, Faculty of medicine Thammasat university had started integrated learning method for medical students. The students had learnt by system base in preclinical years and they had integrated minor subjects into major subjects in clinical years. Rehabilitation medicine was one of minor subjects which had not emphasized for medical students. We had only 5 hours lecture, 3 hours bedside teaching and 3 times for OPD observation in overall integrated course in three clinical years. This research studied the rehabilitation Knowledge of graduated medical students of Thammasat university and studied the outcome of different rehabilitation teaching method in integrated learning course. The test for determine knowledge and problem solving ability was done in 57 graduated medical students in 2015 (n=57, population=59). The results show the average score of medical students was 51.70% . There was not different from the testing score of doctors who had practiced in Thammasat University Hospital and had graduated 2-9 years ago, with a p-value = 0.0909. And the result of knowledge outcome from different teaching method in the integrated rehabilitation learning course had not statistically significant differrence. Keywords Rehabilitation, knowledge outcome, graduated medical students

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Friday, 19 June, 2015 - 13:00 to 18:00