فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Nonscholastic abilities among medical students are an important area of concernfor the health professionals. Very few studies had been conducted in the past with regard to it.Objective: This study was an exploratory study aimed to assess the nonscholastic abilities amongmedical students in a medical institution in coastal South India. Materials and Methods: Thisstudy assessed three broad domains of nonscholastic abilities namely personal qualities,interpersonal activities, and communication skills among 106 medical students using astructured questionnaire (27 questions with a total score of 27). The data were analyzed byindependent t‑test and linear regression model. Results: About 41.5% (44) of the subjects weremales and 52.8% (56) of them were belonged to 18–19 years age group. Overall mean score ofnonscholastic abilities was found to be 19.40 (standard deviation = 3.27). Percentile distributionof subjects is at score 17 (25th percentile), 20 (50th percentile), and 22 (75th percentile). Meanpersonal quality domain score was found to be proportionately lesser than other domains ofnonscholastic abilities. Nonscholastic ability score was significantly associated with marksobtained in the previous examination (P = 0.006). However, linear regression analysis revealedthat the presence of family problems (P = 0.005) and alcohol use (P = 0.026) were associatedwith low nonscholastic ability score among medical students. Conclusion: Nonscholasticabilities are still a required need in medical student’s career. Further analytical studies will helpin identifying the in‑depth evaluation of factors associated with it.