TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AMONG TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC AS WELL AS CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATES

Abstract

Background: Time management is the process of planning and controlling one's schedule to increase output and effectiveness. Time management skills (TMS) make us more settled and systematised, which raises productivity and efficiency and, in turn, leads to a healthier existence for us.

Aim: To evaluate the undergraduate medical students at the NCRIMS Medical College and Hospital in Meerut's time management abilities. 

Methodology: This cross-sectional study involved 130 undergraduate medical students from a tertiary healthcare facility in Meerut called the NCR Medical College and Hospital. A time management questionnaire (TMQ) with ten items on 5-point Likert scales was used to evaluate the time management competence. The TMQ consists of ten questions, each of which must be scored using a five-point Likert scale. The results show that: One, two, three, four, and five are never, never, occasionally, frequently, and always, respectively. A higher score is indicative of more effective time management.

Results: Of all students, 80% selected codes 4 (16.9%) and 5 (63.8%). After post-analysis utilising combination answers of codes, this frequency increased to 88%. The majority of students selected codes 1, 2, and 3 in the previous analysis, as shown by the heat plot. But it seems to have returned to codes 4 and 5 after more research.

Conclusion: One of the possible causes is that there may not have been any workshops, awareness campaigns, or debates on this hot topic in medical colleges. Consequently, future research on the relationship between time management and academic performance may be undertaken, and students' time management skills may be enhanced by the organisation of workshops, poster presentations, tasks with deadlines, and counselling.