184INTERACTIVE SEMINARS AS A SMALL GROUP TEACHING – A LEARNING METHOD IN PHARMACOLOGY: EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF A MODIFIED FORMATLecture, probably the oldest teaching method, is still the most common form of medical education. But, majority of the medical colleges in India, inspired by the concept of active learning have embraced different teaching styles such as tutorials, interactive seminars, and group discussions. Interactive seminars not only engages the students in higher-order thinking such as recall, analysis, synthesis but also helps students gain confidence and overcome their nervousness. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the perception of the students towards the concept of interactive seminar and facilitators. This study is an observational, cross-sectional, questionnaire based study conducted with a single cohort (n=77) of second-year medical students at BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bangalore, in the academic year 2014–2015. Seventy seven (77) II-year MBBS students were divided into groups and the topics were allotted one month prior. The theory classes were allotted for interactive seminars. Data was analyzed using simple descriptive statistics. Chi-square test and Fischer exact test were used to compute accept and reject category for statistical significance. Questionnaire results showed that nearly 80% of the students expressed high level of satisfaction with concept of interactive seminar and more than 70% of students expressed high level of satisfaction with facilitators expertise, approachability and communicativeness. This signifies that students’ perception and their attitude towards both facilitators and the new teaching method .i.e. interactive seminar plays a crucial role amongst students in promoting the new teaching and learning methodology in pharmacology and their application in routine practice. Further studies on a larger scale are required to develop more understanding on this aspect.drveenarm@gmail.comResearch812018Interactive seminar, Small group learning, Feedback, Pharmacology.Kalpana L,Veena RM, Lavanya SH,Bharath Kumar VD,Manasa CRKalpana L,Veena RM, Lavanya SH,Bharath Kumar VD,Manasa CR