European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction: Medical undergraduates in India are being selected to learn medicine by putting them to vigorous training in schools to clear highly competitive exams that requires hard work, dedication and knowledge. Such students after joining MBBS, most of them don’t fair well in internal examinations being conducted in their respective departments, both in theory and practicals. Among those who pass the subjects are not expected to have a thorough understanding of the subject. This study aims to assess the perspective of first year MBBS students on learning their syllabus. Methodology: Students who had just finished first year MBBS from different medical colleges were asked to fill a feedback form comprised of questions regarding their perspective of learning first MBBS syllabus. Results: 15.9% of students opined that they studied the syllabus only to pass the examination whereas 84% of students studied the subjects to lay strong foundation of medicine. Conclusion: Through this study we concluded that there are students who study MBBS for the sake of only passing the exam instead of acquiring sound knowledge in the field. It also addresses the factors that dampen their quality of education.