DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2024.v12i01.001

Pages: 1-5

Background: Training evaluation is a systematic approach to collecting data on medical training and using the collected data to improve employee training. Evaluation of the challenges that medical students face during their training, including the challenges, is vital to improving medical training in the future. Medical students are typically required to undertake a residency program that provides them with in-depth training. Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the major challenges that medical students face during their training at Taif University (TU). Method: A cross sectional study was carried out to identify the challenges that medical students face during their training at TU. Year 2, 3, and 4 medical students completed a self-administered questionnaire that asked them about several elements of their insights of strain, preparation, and clinical supervision. Results: The findings of this study show that the medical students who score high in personal well-being display higher levels of empathy. Also, the prevalence of depression among the students stood at 14% while the prevalence of anxiety was at 41%. Moreover, the study revealed that male students appear to cope better with the rigors and demands of medical education as they had poorer psychological well-being scores when compared to their female counterparts. Conclusions: In medical students, several professional traits appear to be undeveloped. Medical students at TU appear to be capable of reflecting and assessing the challenges that they face during their training programs. As such, they should be encouraged to reflect on their struggles at a personal level, their strengths and weaknesses, and the tools within their reach that they can utilize to overcome the identified challenges.