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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Understanding the various principles in physiology is very important for medical students to apply their knowledge in clinical practice. Most of the students learn physiology just to clear exams. There is a need to understand the student\'s perception on the significance of learning physiology in medical colleges, its role in clinical practice, research, and the subject of career choice.
METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in a medical college in Karnataka, India. A total of 100 medical students studying in year 2 MBBS were enrolled into the study. Responses were collected, validated, and analyzed to understand the perception.
RESULTS: All the participants (100%) felt physiology is an important subject in the medical curriculum and 93% of participants felt physiology knowledge was essential to become a better doctor. It was observed that 48% of the participants were interested in pursuing research in physiology and only 24% of the participants agreed on considering physiology as a carrier option.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical students perceived physiology as an important and interesting subject in the medical curriculum. However, only few of the students were inclined to do research in physiology and agreed on pursuing physiology as a carrier option. The scope of study in physiology is vast due to the large variety of interdisciplinary topics included in different systems. Subsequent decrease in job opportunity, lack of awareness of research opportunities, and lower pay scale in the medical colleges in India lead to less interest in students for considering physiology as a carrier option.
METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in a medical college in Karnataka, India. A total of 100 medical students studying in year 2 MBBS were enrolled into the study. Responses were collected, validated, and analyzed to understand the perception.
RESULTS: All the participants (100%) felt physiology is an important subject in the medical curriculum and 93% of participants felt physiology knowledge was essential to become a better doctor. It was observed that 48% of the participants were interested in pursuing research in physiology and only 24% of the participants agreed on considering physiology as a carrier option.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical students perceived physiology as an important and interesting subject in the medical curriculum. However, only few of the students were inclined to do research in physiology and agreed on pursuing physiology as a carrier option. The scope of study in physiology is vast due to the large variety of interdisciplinary topics included in different systems. Subsequent decrease in job opportunity, lack of awareness of research opportunities, and lower pay scale in the medical colleges in India lead to less interest in students for considering physiology as a carrier option.
摘要：
背景：了解生理学中的各种原理对于医学生在临床实践中应用其知识非常重要。大多数学生学习生理学只是为了通过考试。有必要了解学生对医学院校学习生理学的意义的看法,它在临床实践中的作用，研究,以及职业选择的主题。
方法：在卡纳塔克邦的一所医学院进行了一项基于描述性横断面问卷的研究，印度。共有100名在第二年学习MBBS的医学生参加了这项研究。回复被收集,已验证，并进行分析以理解感知。
结果：所有参与者（100％）都认为生理学是医学课程中的重要主题，93％的参与者认为生理学知识对于成为一名更好的医生至关重要。据观察，48％的参与者有兴趣从事生理学研究，只有24％的参与者同意考虑将生理学作为载体选择。
结论：医学生认为生理学是医学课程中重要而有趣的学科。然而,只有少数学生倾向于进行生理学研究，并同意将生理学作为载体选择。由于不同系统中包含的跨学科主题种类繁多，因此生理学研究范围广阔。随后的工作机会减少，缺乏研究机会的意识，印度医学院的薪酬水平较低，导致学生对将生理学作为载体选择的兴趣降低。
方法：在卡纳塔克邦的一所医学院进行了一项基于描述性横断面问卷的研究，印度。共有100名在第二年学习MBBS的医学生参加了这项研究。回复被收集,已验证，并进行分析以理解感知。
结果：所有参与者（100％）都认为生理学是医学课程中的重要主题，93％的参与者认为生理学知识对于成为一名更好的医生至关重要。据观察，48％的参与者有兴趣从事生理学研究，只有24％的参与者同意考虑将生理学作为载体选择。
结论：医学生认为生理学是医学课程中重要而有趣的学科。然而,只有少数学生倾向于进行生理学研究，并同意将生理学作为载体选择。由于不同系统中包含的跨学科主题种类繁多，因此生理学研究范围广阔。随后的工作机会减少，缺乏研究机会的意识，印度医学院的薪酬水平较低，导致学生对将生理学作为载体选择的兴趣降低。
