What do the undergraduate medical students think of their educational environment: An inquiry through DREEM inventory

Surendra Singh; Vijay Kumar; Dilip Kumar Paswan; Risabh Kumar Rana

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.6228

Authors

Surendra Singh
surendra.109@gmail.com
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Srinagar, Pauri, Uttarakhand, India-246174
Vijay Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Phulo Jhano Medical College, Dumka, Jharkhand, India-814101
Dilip Kumar Paswan Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Medinirai Medical College, Palamu, Jharkhand, India-822101
Risabh Kumar Rana Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India-826001

Keywords:

education, Dundee, inventory, learning, student, medical

Abstract

Context: Assessment of medical education is important to identify the deficiencies in medical educational environment. Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a pre-validated inventory tool that helps to assess and thereby address those deficiencies. Aims: To know about the student’s perception regarding the education environment at Rajendra Institute of Medical sciences (RIMS), Ranchi. Methods and Material: This cross-sectional study was conducted amongst the undergraduate medical students of 2017, 2018 and 2019 batch studying at RIMS, Ranchi; between the periods of January 2020 to March 2020.

Statistical analysis used: Means (with standard deviations) were used to describe sample variables. Mann Whitney U test was used to compare the individual as well as the subscale and overall scores with gender and the Kruskal Wallis H test was used to compare the subscale and overall sores with the batch to which respondent belonged to. Results: Out of a total 450 students, 291 submitted the Google forms representing an overall response ratio of 65%. Most number of responses was submitted by undergraduates from 2019 batch (93%).

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