PERCEPTION OF MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATES ON ASPECTS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS BASIC SIMULATION LABORATORY UKM

Abstract

Basic Simulation Laboratory (BSL) at Faculty of Medicine Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) was inaugurated in October 2019 in collaboration with UKM Medical Education Department and SIM@UKM Committee under the SIM@UKM Programme: Learning Transformation in the Education 4.0 Era. Accordingly, a cross-sectional study using purposive sampling method was conducted on third year medical undergraduates to obtain information on students' perceptions on knowledge, skills and attitude gain following the usage of BSL. A total of 118 students participated in this study by answering a questionnaire adapted from previous study. Descriptive data showed that students agreed that aspects of knowledge, skills and attitudes can be improved, with a consistent and high average value of more than 3.0 despite the 2.24 low mean usage of BSL. Furthermore, the study indicated that there was a strong linear relationship between aspects of knowledge, skills and attitudes with BSL usage. Overall, third year undergraduates had a very positive perception on BSL. The use of BSL should therefore be intensified as it provides useful benefits to students.