การพยากรณ์ผลการสอบประมวลความรอบรู้ของนักศึกษาแพทย์แผนไทยประยุกต์ คณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

Abstract

Objective: Bachelor of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine programme focus on the production of applied Thai traditional medical practitioners who are competent in providing healthcare with the arts of Thai traditional medicine and with knowledge of basic medical science. The objective of this study was to find factors with predictive value of achievement of the comprehensive examination of applied Thai traditional medical students at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University which will be beneficial to tracking the development of students’ learning in the future.

Methods:  Two hundred and eleven applied Thai traditional medical students, enrolled into the program during academic year 2007 – 2010, who have complete data were selected and included into the study. The statistical analyses were average, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.

Results:  The average achievement at comprehensive examination step 1, 2, and 3 of 151.44, 226.39, and 1,236.85, respectively. The summation achievement of (i) clinical knowledge and pre-clinic knowledge, (ii) Thai traditional pharmacy knowledge and Thai traditional medicine knowledge, and (iii)Thai traditional therapeutic massage performances and Thai traditional pharmacy performances were related with the achievement at comprehensive examination step 1, 2, and 3, respectively in a positive manner with the level of significance of 0.01.

Conclusion: The summation achievement of (i) pre-clinic knowledge and clinical knowledge, (ii) Thai traditional pharmacy knowledge and Thai traditional medicine knowledge, and (iii) Thai traditional therapeutic massage performances and Thai traditional pharmacy performances are the factors which can predict the achievement of the applied Thai traditional medical students in the comprehensive examination step 1, 2, and 3, respectively.