Abstract

PERCEPTIONS OF MEDICAL INTERNS REGARDING FACULTY SUPERVISION DURING FAMILY MEDICINE COURSE, CLINICAL SKILLS TEACHING PROGRAM

Maram Hashim Alshareef*, Bayan Hashim Alsharif and Seham Al-Nassar

Abstract

Background: Objective: To examine the effects of informal communication and interaction between medical interns and faculty members during preparation and delivery of Near Peer Assisted Teaching for clinical skills learning in the Family Medicine Course at Umm Al-Qura University's College of Medicine (UQUMED). Methods: A web-based questionnaire was distributed to a purposive sample of 16 interns who participated in the Clinical Skill Program (CSP) for family medicine course. Result: 13 out of the 16 responded to the questionnaire, nine thematic areas were identified. Conclusion: Overall results showed that interns were very satisfied with the experience, and the supervisory relationship changed overtime based on the informal communication of the mentorship. The experience gave the interns the confidence to overcome the hierarchal cultural barriers which will ultimately open a channel for communication involving career, life counseling as well as general advice.

Keywords: Perception, faculty supervision, medical interns.