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Objective: To identify how students with the preferred learning styles rate the academic environment of the Medical College. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University. Period: April 2022 to September 2022. Material & Methods: After taking ethical approval from the ethical review board of the institute, a two hours slot was designated in the schedule of students of five years in the private medical college. Students were given two questionnaire, Honey & Mumford LSQ and DREEM. Students were requested to leave the demographic part in order to maintain confidentiality of data. Data analysis was done and the preferred learning style of the cohort was found. DREEM questionnaires of these students were also analyzed in order to find their ratings of the environment. Results: Preferred learning style of the cohort was Reflectors (58.4%). Reflectors marked domains of DREEM as, A more Positive Approach, Moving in the right Direction, Feeling More on the Positive Side, A more Positive Atmosphere and Not too bad. Conclusion: Environment of the medical college seemed fit for the students with preferred learning style (Reflector). Further studies are indicated to rate the environment from students with other learning styles.

Objective: To explore student’s perception regarding use of E-posters as a learning strategy after its use in the learning of public health concepts in the Gastro Intestinal Tract module. Study Design: Interventional study. Setting: Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad. Period: August 2019 to August 2020. Material & Methods: Year 3 undergraduate medical students of a private college of Pakistan were given a task to present an e-poster in the module of Gastro-Intestinal Tract, focusing on the public health aspect. Students were divided into 7 groups comprising of 13 students each. Each group was provided with one individual study theme. They were provided with a template to cover all aspects of public health. All the basic scientists involving 30 faculty members were invited to judge the e-poster through a checklist. The mean score was calculated. A certificate was awarded to the group that scored the highest. A focused group interview involving one voluntary participant from each group was carried out. Thematic analysis was done manually. Results: Themes generated in focus group discussion are Opportunities for Self-Directed Learning, Opportunities for Self-reflection, Good formative assessment, Peer to Peer Interaction and Collaboration, Opportunities for developing Self-Regulation, Innovative learning strategy, Working in teams and Confidence Building, Use of IT Related Skills, Need of More Facilities. Conclusion: Students welcomed the use of innovative learning through electronic media when carried out in a relaxed environment.