1.Medical Students’ Perception of Anatomy Education Environment in Universiti Putra Malaysia
Siti Aisyah Mohd Jalani ; Muhammad Aliff Aiman Rushlan ; Shyeanne Gunn Shian Yen ; Siti Nurma Hanim Hadie ; Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat ; Razif Abas
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2021;17(No.4):37-43
Introduction: Measuring students’ perception of anatomy education environment provides important information
for quality assurance and improvement in anatomy education. This study evaluated medical students’ perception
of anatomy education environment in Universiti Putra Malaysia by using a validated tool, the Anatomy Education
Environment Measurement Inventory (AEEMI). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia between August and September 2020. Stratified random
sampling was used to ensure balance sampling of two sociodemographic parameters: gender and study phase. The
AEEMI was distributed online to 384 consenting students who rate their perceptions on the six factors of AEEMI:
anatomy teachers and instructor, importance of anatomy knowledge, intrinsic interest in learning anatomy, anatomy
learning resources, students’ effort to learn anatomy and quality of histology learning facilities, using a five-point
Likert scale. The average score of each factor was calculated and compared between male and female respondents,
and between preclinical and clinical ones, using SPSS version 25. Results: All factors was rated to be positive with
scores > 4.00, except for histology practical facilities that was perceived as an area for improvement (score 3 – 4.99).
There was no significant difference of the scores between male and female respondents, and between preclinical
and clinical ones. The scores were found to be consistent across gender and study phase. Conclusion: Anatomy education
environment in UPM are positive and caters for the differences in gender and study phase. Nevertheless, the
histology practical facilities may require further attention for improvement.