Assessment of Perceptions and Knowledge in Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) among Second Year Undergraduate Medical Students

Background: Introduction of computers in schools has made students receptive to Computer assisted learning (CAL). Various software demonstrating experimental pharmacology are now being used to teach pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, cholinergic and adrenergic effects of drugs, drugs acting on the cardiovascular system, neuromuscular blocking drugs, drugs as anti-inflammatory agents and so on. This software mimics the actual experimental set up in the laboratory and help in reinforcing theoretical knowledge of different drugs acting on various system in the body