Étude d’évaluation de la satisfaction des étudiants en médecine de la faculté Denis-Diderot-Paris-VII concernant leur formation en gynécologie obstétrique

Abstract

Aim

Assess the degree of satisfaction of medical students regarding their teaching of gynaecology and obstetrics at the medical faculty of Paris-VII in 2008–2009. The aim is to improve the quality of teaching and learning tools mainly with a view to preparing for the national examination competition.

Materials and methods

This is an observational study on a cohort of 116 students enrolled in 3rd year of graduate medical education, Faculty Paris-VII Denis-Diderot, who was asked to respond anonymously to a questionnaire of satisfaction comprising 13 questions.

Results

Participation in course organized by the faculty is 62%. Ninety-three percent of students are enrolled in private lessons to prepare the national examination competition. Eighty-one percent of students believe that teaching private courses is better than the courses offered by the faculty. Sixty-two percent of students consider a medium (Internet or CD-ROM). Quality could replace traditional media's theory of education. Ninety percent of students use as a main working the same book sold in commerce. Among them, 98.2% considered that the external training is useful in the preparation of the national examination competition.

Discussion

It seems that teaching traditional academic lectures of gynaecology and obstetrics is not the preferred method of teaching students in 5th year of medicine. They prefer the education provided by the private preparedness at national examination competition, in the form of clinical cases, even if the courses offered by the faculty try to adapt in this form. The book remains the primary medium of work, but many students believe that a computer could replace or supplement the traditional media. The internship hospital services in gynaecology and obstetrics compulsory Paris-VII seems helpful in learning the specialty including in the context of the national examination class.