AETCOM Module 1.3 (The Doctor–Patient Relationship) and Impression of First Professional MBBS Students: A Mixed-method Explorative Study

the impression of students regarding modules.Moreover, conducting internal assessment (IA) also plays a pivotal role to know students' learning.Internal assessment (IA) includes both formative (ongoing) and summative (term-end) assessments.IA should be carried out by including cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains with proper marks distribution.Miller's pyramid helps to select exact assessment tools for any domain (Fig. 1).11 In this study, we analyzed students' impression of AETCOM module 1.3 through their assessment of teachers' teaching skills and reflective notes, as well as by assessing the knowledge acquired by IntroductIonIn 2019, Medical Council of India (MCI), introduced Attitude, Ethics, and Communication (AETCOM) module in competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum to develop the attitude, ethics, and communication ability of the medical students.Physiology Department has been assigned AETCOM module 1.2 and 1.3 under CBME curriculum dated 12 th September 2024. 1 Module 1.3 deals with "doctor-patient relationship," which is the basis of clinical practice.Classroom assessment has been a centerpiece of various educational improvements.A number of studies have identified assessment of teachers as a key factor to improve teaching skills. 2 Recently, the MCI has started the basic course workshops and advanced courses to train the medical educators for culturally relevant and socioculturally responsive assessment.[3][4][5] According to Wylie and Heritage, "learning goals, eliciting evidence, interpretation, and action" are three components that are required to incorporate specific knowledge and skills within teachers.6 Yan et al. opined that certain factors like teachers' attitude, self-efficacy, education, skill, and opinions of others affect teachers' intentions.7 Another teaching assessment framework was developed by Australian Council for Educational Research for use in International Baccalaureate programs.8 Teaching is a multifaceted process, and teachers' assessment practices are a means by which the education system can be further developed.9,10 Reflections from students are also important to assess the teaching-learning process.To get