Quality assurance in education: perception of undergraduate health professions students in a Malaysian university.

Purpose: Direct student involvement in quality processes in education has been suggested to encourage shared responsibilities among faculty and students. The objectives of this study were to explore undergraduate health professions students' understanding of quality assurance (QA) in education, and identify the challenges and enablers for student involvement in an Asian context.

Methods: Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted among medical, dentistry, and pharmacy students in a Malaysian University.