The workplace as a learning environment: Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate medical students at a contemporary medical training university in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNantamu Kagawa, Mike
dc.contributor.authorKiguli, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorJohannes Steinberg, Wilhelm
dc.contributor.authorJama, Mpho P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-30T17:57:24Z
dc.date.available2023-03-30T17:57:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractOne of the most effective ways of translating medical theory into clinical practice is through workplace learning, because practice is learnt by practising. Undergraduate medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, have workplace rotations at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital (MNRTH), Kampala, for the purpose of learning clinical medicine. Objectives. To explore undergraduate medical students’ perceptions and experiences regarding the suitability of MNRTH as a learning environment to produce competent health professionals who are ready to meet the demands of contemporary medical practice, research and training. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study with a mixed-methods approach. Students’ perceptions and experiences were assessed using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM), as well as focus group discussions (FGDs). Data from DREEM were analysed as frequencies and means of scores of perceptions of the learning environment. FGD data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results. The majority of students perceived the learning environment as having more positives than negatives. Among the positive aspects were unrestricted access to large numbers of patients and a wide case mix. Negative aspects included overcrowding due to too many students, and inadequate workplace affordances. Conclusions. The large numbers of patients, unrestricted access to patients and the wide case mix created authentic learning opportunities for students – they were exposed to a range of conditions that they are likely to encounter often once they qualify. The areas of concern identified in the study need to be addressed to optimise learning at the workplace for undergraduate medical students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKagawa, M. N., Kiguli, S., Steinberg, W. J., & Jama, M. P. (2021). The workplace as a learning environment: Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate medical students at a contemporary medical training university in Uganda. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 13(2), 110-117. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2021.v13i2.1191en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2021.v13i2.1191
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8353
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Health Professions Educationen_US
dc.subjectLearning environmenten_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate medical studentsen_US
dc.subjectContemporary medical training universityen_US
dc.titleThe workplace as a learning environment: Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate medical students at a contemporary medical training university in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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