Shashidhar M. Kotian

Perception towards Problem Based Learning among Medical Students of a Private Medical College in South India

Nitin Joseph, Sharada Rai, Animesh Jain, Maria Nelliyanil & Shashidhar M. Kotian · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Introduction: Meeting the changing demands in medical education requires implementation of innovative teaching methods. Problem based learning (PBL) was introduced for the first time for teaching Community Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. The objective of this stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19200

Proportion of Refractive Error and Its Associated Factors among High School Students in South India

Nitin Joseph, Maria Nelliyanil, T. P. Rekha, Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majgi, Sharada Rai & Shashidhar M. Kotian · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: School children are a high risk population for refractive errors (REs). Uncorrected REs can adversely affect the learning abilities and mental development of school children. Objectives: This cross sectional study was conducted to observe the proportion of cases diagn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20798