The Attitude of Patients towards the Involvement of Medical Students during a Medical Procedure or Examination

This study was conducted with the aim of establishing patients ’ preferences on the involvement of medical students while being attended to, as well as their opinion on the role of the medical student. 2. Study Subjects This study was conducted at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. This is a referral and teaching hospital with a 600-bed capacity, located to the East of Nairobi. The target population was composed of all the patients that were reporting to Mathari Hospital as out-patients and in-patients. 3. Methods of Study Descriptive statistics were used in a 180-patient sample, which was picked out of all the patients sent to Mathari Hospital. Questionnaire method was used to obtain opinion from the patients, who were served with letters requesting them to participate in filling the questionnaire. The questionnaires were given to the patients willing to participate voluntarily, which the researcher collected before departure