TY - JOUR AU - Usmani, Ambreen AU - Rehman, Rehana AU - Babar, Shazia AU - Afzal, Azam PY - 2012/06/29 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - IMPACT OF STRUCTURED MEETINGS ON THE LEARNING OF FACULTY MEMBERS JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 26 IS - 3 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1302 SP - AB - Objective: To determine impact of structured meetings on learning and faculty development<br />Methodology: The observational cross sectional study was conducted at Bahria University Medical &amp;<br />Dental College from October 2010 to March 2011. Feed back of all faculty members of university was<br />acquired on weekly structured meeting (with alternating theme of journal club and problem based scenario<br />presentation) by a self reported questionnaire. The responses obtained on a 5-point Likert scale were<br />divided into two groups; I, senior faculty (professors, associates and assistants) II, junior faculty<br />(lecturers). Chi square test was applied to compare categorical variables and results considered significant<br />with p value&lt; 0.05.<br />Result: 49 faculty members; 15 in Group I and 34 in Group II responded, 90% respondent considered it to<br />be a healthy activity. Senior faculty agreed to the usefulness of structured meetings in terms of faculty<br />development, social interaction, provision of learning opportunities, upgrading of presentation,<br />communication, listening and critical appraisal skills, understanding of biostatistics, self awareness,<br />personal productivity and tolerance to listen to criticism more than the junior faculty (p-value 0.000).<br />Conclusion: The perception regarding weekly structured meeting indicated that it enhanced faculty's<br />knowledge, improved presentation skills, enhanced confidence level, developed positive attitudes and<br />promoted educational leadership qualities in the faculty all through interaction and dialogue. ER -