STUDENTS’ FEEDBACK ON YOGA TRAINING AS PART OF THE FOUNDATION COURSE IN THE MBBS CURRICULUM

Peeyush Ranjan; Rajan Kumar Barnwal; Paras Nath Mahto; Neelam Choudhary

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i10.48128

Authors

Peeyush Ranjan Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,
Rajan Kumar Barnwal Department of Community Medicine (PSM), M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-2256
Paras Nath Mahto Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,
Neelam Choudhary Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i10.48128

Keywords:

Medical student, Mental Health, Medical Education, Yoga, Meditation

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to take responses in the form of feedback from the students with regard to yoga training during the foundation course (FC).

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. After taking consent from the students, the data were collected using self-administered and semi-structured questionnaires. The feedback form with the FC was distributed to all the newly joined 1st year MBBS students of MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

Results: The majority (48.84%) of 1st year MBBS students liked Dhyana. All the participants agreed that yoga benefitted them.

Conclusion: Yoga helped students reduce stress and anxiety and improve overall physical health. It should be continued in MBBS foundation curriculum.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Peeyush Ranjan, Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,

Junior Resident Department of Physiology, MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur

Rajan Kumar Barnwal, Department of Community Medicine (PSM), M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

Paras Nath Mahto, Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, MGM Medical College Jamshedpur

Neelam Choudhary, Department of Physiology, M. G. M. Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India,

Professor and Head , Department of Physiology, MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur

References

Medical Council of India. Foundation Course for the Undergraduate Medical Education Program. 2019. p. 1-46. Available from: https:// www.nmc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/foundation-course-mbbs-17.07.2019.pdf

Khilnani AK, Patel J, Khilnani G. Students’ feedback on the foundation course in competency based medical education curriculum. Int J Res Med Sci 2019;7:4408-9. doi: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20195027

Malathi A, Damodaran A. Stress due to exams in medical students--role of yoga. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 1999;43:218-24. PMID 10365315

Sunita M, Lata M, Mondal H, Kumar M, Kapoor R, Gandhi A. Effect of practicing meditation, pranayama, and yoga on the mental health of female undergraduate medical students: An interventional study. Cureus 2022;14:e28915. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28915, PMID 36239640

Simard AA, Henry M. Impact of a short yoga intervention on medical students’ health: A pilot study. Med Teach 2009;31:950-2. doi: 10.3109/01421590902874063, PMID 19877871

Deolia SG, Rizhana A, George J, Ingle H, Bonde R. Effects of yoga as a therapy for physical and psychological hazards in dentists in Wardha region. Yoga Mimamsa 2017;49:68-75. doi: 10.4103/ym.ym_17_17

Patil NJ, Nagaratna R, Tekur P, Manohar PV, Bhargav H, Patil D. A randomized trial comparing effect of yoga and exercises on quality of life in among nursing population with chronic low back pain. Int J Yoga 2018;11:208-14. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_2_18, PMID 30233114

Prasad L, Varrey A, Sisti G. Medical students’ stress levels and sense of well-being after six weeks of yoga and meditation. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2016;2016:9251849. doi: 10.1155/2016/9251849, PMID 28053644