Assessment for Medical students’ perception on feedback at department of surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

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Abstract Background Giving and receiving feedback are critical skills and should be part of the training of professionals in the medical field. Achieving the best from any medical training being offered requires consultants to adopt the best procedures and techniques. Feedback is given as part of assessment for learning or of learning, and it helps consultants to identify students’ difficulties and provide the needed support that would help improve upon the training being provided. depending on the nature of medical training and how consultants wish to support their students. The study investigated whether feedback given to students during their clinical training at the Surgical Department in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has been beneficial to trainees. Methods This was a cross sectional study using a questionnaire to determine the perceptions and knowledge of students in clinical training programme on the effectiveness of feedback received during their clinical training and whether they helped to improve their learning. Descriptive statistics were used to interpret the responses of the students, with mean values being calculated. Results A total of 448 students participated in the study with 50.9% (n = 228) being female and 49.1% male. Majority of participants (97.0%, n = 424) recognized feedback as an evaluative process and 78% (n = 340) had received feedback from lecturers. More than half of participants said there was no clear mechanism that is followed to give feedback to students (64%, n = 286). Majority of participants (38.7%, n = 170) were divided in their opinions as to whether feedback they receive was adequate, beneficial and provided opportunity for learning and improvement Conclusion Oral feedback was occasionally given to trainees by their lecturers. Feedback given does not follow any guidelines so the trainees did not really appreciate the real benefits of feedback. From this study, feedback was observed to be very beneficial, but trainees do not really benefit from the feedback given by their lecturers, because the manner in which is given does not promote effective teaching and does not also promote learning and students acquisition of skills on the ward during clinical rotation of trainees.

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