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Preferences and attitudes of physicians in India towards continuing medical education.


ABSTRACT: Introduction: Physicians in India display an enthusiasm for continuing medical education (CME), however a proper system for facilitation and organisation of CME activities is yet to evolve in the country. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 751 physicians from eight medical specialties across India and the data retrieved was analysed at individual physician and collective specialty-specific levels. Results: The surveyed physicians considered case presentations (73%), live speaker programmes (70%) and round-table meetings/focus group meetings (70%) as the most effective CME activities. They preferred a duration of <2 h for CME activities such as webcasts (89%) and lectures (86%). Most of them considered scientific agenda (78%) and stature of speakers (77%) as the most important determinants of the quality of a CME event. Most physicians wanted topics such as disease guidelines (88%) and new drugs/devices/interventions (86%) for discussion in CME activities. Medical associations (87%) were the most desirable organisations for holding the CME activities and face-to-face modules appealed to majority of the physicians (64%). Conclusions: This study indicates that Indian physicians prefer live, interactive, short, specialty-specific educational sessions for CME activities, delivered by Indian experts and organised by medical associations at domestic destinations.

SUBMITTER: Shah MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5843049 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Preferences and attitudes of physicians in India towards continuing medical education.

Shah Manan D MD   Goyal Vishal V   Singh Vikram V   Lele Jayesh J  

Journal of European CME 20170619 1


<b>Introduction</b>: Physicians in India display an enthusiasm for continuing medical education (CME), however a proper system for facilitation and organisation of CME activities is yet to evolve in the country. <b>Method</b>s: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 751 physicians from eight medical specialties across India and the data retrieved was analysed at individual physician and collective specialty-specific levels. <b>Results</b>: The surveyed physicians considered case presen  ...[more]

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