Perception of medical education by learners and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of online teaching.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9806550 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1087-2981 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10872981 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Online Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2016- : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis
Original Publication: [E. Lansing, MI] : Medical Education Online, [1996-

COVID-19* ; Education, Distance*; Education, Medical/*methods ; Faculty, Medical/*psychology ; Students, Medical/*psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; France ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 lockdowns have deeply impacted teaching programs. Online teaching has suddenly become the main form of medical education, a form that may be used as long as the pandemic continues. We aimed at analyzing how online teaching was perceived by both teachers and learners to help determine how to adapt curricula in the next few years. An anonymous cross-sectional survey of medical students, pediatric residents, neonatal fellows, and their respective teachers was conducted between June and August 2020 to assess feelings about quality, attendance, equivalence, and sustainability of online teaching programs. 146 Students and 26 teachers completed the survey. 89% of students agreed that the offered online teaching was an appropriate way of teaching during the pandemic. Less than half of learners and teachers felt they have received or provided a training of an equivalent level and quality as in usual courses. About one-third thought that this online teaching should continue after the crisis ends. Medical school students had significantly more mixed opinions on online teaching than residents and fellows did. Attendance of learners significantly improved with synchronous online classes (p < 0.001), and among more advanced learners (p < 0.002). Our study is the first of this kind to assess simultaneously the feelings of learners at different levels (medical students, residents, and fellows) and their respective teachers of pediatric on programs taught online. It showed that online programs were perceived as appropriate ways of teaching during the COVID pandemic. Further studies are, however, needed to assess the efficacy of such teaching methods on medical skills and communication capabilities.

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Keywords: Online teaching; health crisis; medical education; students’ opinion; teachers’ opinion

Date Created: 20210419 Date Completed: 20210507 Latest Revision: 20210507

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PMC8079026

10.1080/10872981.2021.1919042

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