Medical students' perceptions of their learning environment during clinical years at Chitwan Medical College in Nepal.

Background: The educational environment of an institution affects learning and has a significant role in determining students' academic achievement. The objective of the study was to determine the undergraduate medical students' perception about educational environment in clinical years of study utilizing Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among fourth and fifth-year medical students toward the end of their 2016 academic year in Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.

Attitude and perception of undergraduate medical students toward the problem-based learning in Chitwan Medical College, Nepal.

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) was introduced into Basic Medical Sciences early in the 1980s at Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal, followed by other universities where didactic lecture method was still followed as the main teaching strategy. Despite gaining its popularity worldwide as integrated teaching learning method, PBL is not given importance in Nepal. This study aimed to assess the attitude and perceptions of undergraduate medical students regarding learning outcomes of PBL and to know their views about role and qualities of effective tutors for its successful implementation.