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Table 6 Graduates opinions regarding courses undertaken at MUHAS

From: The Doctor of Medicine curriculum review at the School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a tracer study report from 2009

Figures in cells are the means of Likert Scale from 1 to 5, were 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree

 

This course prepared me for my current professional needs

MUHAS prepared me to take this course

n = 147

n = 147

Number

Percentage agree

 

Percentage agree

 

Anatomy

104

70.9 %

3.96 (1.11)

  

Biochemistry

83

56.5 %

3.59 (1.18)

  

Medical Ethics I

118

80.0 %

4.11 (1.05)

  

Physiology

123

83.6 %

4.30 (0.90)

75.90 %

4.04 (1.13)

Behavioral Sciences

96

65.0 %

3.82 (1.04)

56.50 %

3.50 (1.33)

Development studies

88

60.0 %

3.69 (1.15)

50.00 %

3.38 (1.35)

Microbiology/Immunology

117

79.3 %

4.21 (0.96)

74.80 %

3.97 (1.06)

Parasitology/Medical Entomology

118

80.0 %

4.19 (0.94)

79.00 %

4.03 (1.06)

Clinical Physiology

121

82.0 %

4.24 (0.97)

78.80 %

4.16 (1.04)

Development studies

90

61.0 %

3.64 (1.13)

59.00 %

3.61 (1.28)

Introduction to Clinical Medicine

99

67.6 %

3.83 (1.24)

67.80 %

3.84 (1.32)

Pathology

104

70.8 %

4.02 (1.05)

73.30 %

3.99 (1.17)

Epidemiology & Research Methods

119

81.2 %

4.17 (0.92)

63.60 %

3.76 (0.11)

Nutrition Field Project

105

71.3 %

3.95 (1.14)

72.00 %

3.95 (1.12)

Introduction to Clinical Medicine

99

67.4 %

3.84 (1.27)

71.40 %

3.92 (1.24)

Forensic Pathology

59

39.9 %

2.91 (1.45)

45.40 %

3.13 (1.46)

Clinical Pharmacology

108

73.5 %

3.96 (1.12)

70.10 %

3.86 (1.22)

Management of Disease I

111

75.7 %

4.04 (1.12)

79.80 %

4.08 (1.09)

Medical Ethics II

110

75.0 %

4.06 (1.09)

70.00 %

3.88 (1.20)

Medical Ethics III

113

76.6 %

4.10 (1.04)

71.70 %

3.96 (1.14)

Management of Disease II

117

79.6 %

4.19 (1.00)

71.70 %

4.24 (1.00)

Community medicine

109

74.1 %

4.00 (1.12)

76.10 %

4.01 (1.11)

Paediatrics & Child Health

121

82.0 %

4.20 (1.08)

77.80 %

4.13 (1.10)

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

135

92.1 %

4.50 (0.78)

85.30 %

4.36 (0.94)

Elective Period

107

72.8 %

4.05 (1.01)

76.40 %

4.07 (1.08)

Surgery

121

82.0 %

4.21 (0.97)

80.20 %

4.15 (1.01)

Internal medicine

126

85.4 %

4.35 (0.98)

80.00 %

4.19 (1.07)

Surgical Specialties

114

77.5 %

4.12 (1.04)

76.30 %

4.14 (1.10)

Orthopaedics & Traumatology

95

64.5 %

3.78 (1.25)

66.40 %

3.82 (1.28)

Psychiatry

128

86.8 %

4.45 (0.81)

81.10 %

4.21 (1.00)