Clinical laboratory shadowing- an elective program in undergraduate health professions training: perception, strengths and challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The authors aim to evaluate the perception, strengths, and challenges in the implementation of "Clinical Laboratory Shadowing" as an elective module for third-year professional medical students.

Methods

Clinical Laboratory shadowing is an elective module designed by the faculty of Biochemistry for Phase III part-2 medical students. The elective comprises modules explaining the functioning of the Biochemistry Laboratory in a hospital. The students are provided insights into the different processes involved in laboratory testing. They are taught about total quality management of the Biochemistry Laboratory. Thirteen students from Batch 2019 and eight students from Batch 2020 volunteered to attend the elective. Students' feedback regarding the learning was analyzed w

SUBMITTER: Nayak VKR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575193 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature