Anaesthesia education in Nepal - what residents think

Authors

  • Anil Shrestha Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine

Keywords:

Anesthesia, Education, Nepal

Abstract

Background

Education in Anesthesiology is one of the growing fields of medical education in Nepal. The feedback and constructive suggestions from the Anesthesiology residents regarding their training program is essential for the improvement of the training program.

Methods

This prospective questionnaire based study was done at five different medical institutions of Nepal where postgraduate training in Anesthesiology is available. Questionnaire consisting several questions related to anesthesia training were distributed to 45 anesthesiology residents of different institutions and were asked to fill and return to the investigator.

Results

Out of 45 questionnaires 38 responded. Only 50% of the respondents said that classes were regular in their institution. Only 23.68% of the residents were satisfied with the exam system. More than two third (76.32%) felt that their undergraduate education in anesthesiology was inadequate. Majority of the residents think that the education in anesthesiology in Nepal is at par or better than education in other subjects and 81.58% think that it is becoming better than before. Half of the residents feel that the facilities provided to them is better considering the national condition. Sixty-six percent of the residents think that the future of anesthesia in Nepal is bright.

Conclusion

Most of the residents are satisfied with the improvement in education in anesthesia and its future but feel that there are lot more to do. One way of improving anaesthesia education is to provide adequate anaesthesia education at undergraduate level.

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Published

2014-09-08

How to Cite

Shrestha, A. (2014). Anaesthesia education in Nepal - what residents think. Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal, 1(2), 65-69. Retrieved from http://www.jsan.org.np/jsan/index.php/jsan/article/view/17

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2014): 2014 September Issue

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