Does the teaching performance of faculty in physiology change over the years ?

Introduction: Much of the foundation of knowledge in medical science is provided by human physiology. It was the critical thinking of various great people who provided meaningful contributions to the field of physiology. A right approach to understand physiological concepts is the stepping stone to a flourishing medical career. Therefore, it becomes imperative on the part of a teacher to impart the right perceptions on physiology to medical students. Students, being end-users, can evaluate the teaching skills of a teacher so that the latter can adapt and improve themselves.Objective: This study was designed to analyze the performance of 3 faculty members of the department of physiology and to document any change in their teaching techniques over the study period of 5 years.Method: The teaching performance of three faculty members of department of Physiology was evaluated by first year MBBS undergraduates over a period of 5 years through a pre-validated questionnaire. These three faculty had an average of twenty years of experience in teaching. The questionnaires were collected and analysed statistically. Result: Though there was a decrease in performance over the years in all the three faculty members, it was not statistically significant.Conclusion: There is a non-linear decreasing trend in the teaching performance of the 3 faculty members as assessed by the student feedback