Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jul 16;100(28):e26646. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026646.
The SARS- CoV-2 virus has been a public health crisis since its emergence in 2019. It has affected nearly all aspects of life. Education has been particularly hit, and a lot of effort has been put to implement more and more virtual platforms through online classes, meetings and conferences. Medical education has also been affected, especially because of the need for hands-on education, specifically in the clinical setting of the last 2 years. This had a huge psychological impact on the medical students currently enrolled in medical schools around the globe.In this descriptive study, we sent all medical students at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (AUBFM) an online anonymous survey by email. The survey started with general questions (age, gender and medical school year), followed by 3 sections that contain questions pertaining to the attitudes of medical students towards clinical rotations and online classes. Data was then analyzed using SPSSv24 and was then reported as percentages.Students were almost equally divided among the medical school classes (Med 1, 2, 3, and 4). The majority of clinical students (Med 3 and Med 4) reported that they feel nervous during their rotations in the hospital. Moreover, they reported that they have increased their use of disinfectants and personal protective equipment since the emergence of the pandemic. Moreover, the majority of medical students reported that they feel more stressed after shifting to online classes. Medical students also reported that they would be willing to go back to on-campus classes.This study aimed at describing the response of medical students at AUBFM to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of stress. Limited data exists in the literature concerning the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students in the middle East. Medical students reported that they feel more stressed and nervous during their clinical rotations and after the shift to online education, affecting their academic and social life. Further studies using a larger sample size are needed.
自 2019 年出现以来，SARS-CoV-2 病毒一直是一场公共卫生危机。它几乎影响了生活的方方面面。教育受到的打击尤其严重，为了通过在线课程、会议和会议实施越来越多的虚拟平台，付出了很多努力。医学教育也受到了影响，特别是因为需要实践教育，特别是在过去 2 年的临床环境中。这对目前在全球医学院就读的医学生造成了巨大的心理影响。
在这项描述性研究中，我们通过电子邮件向贝鲁特美国大学医学院（AUBFM）的所有医学生发送了在线匿名调查。该调查首先从一般问题（年龄、性别和医学院年级）开始，然后分为 3 个部分，其中包含有关医学生对临床轮转和在线课程的态度的问题。然后使用 SPSSv24 分析数据，并以百分比形式报告。
医学生在医学院的班级中几乎平分秋色（Med 1、2、3 和 4）。大多数临床学生（Med 3 和 Med 4）报告说，他们在医院轮转时感到紧张。此外，他们报告说，自大流行以来，他们增加了消毒剂和个人防护设备的使用。此外，大多数医学生报告说，他们在转为在线课程后感到压力更大。医学生还报告说，他们愿意回到校园上课。
本研究旨在描述 AUBFM 医学生对 COVID-19 大流行的反应，即压力。有关中东医学生对 COVID-19 大流行的心理影响的文献数据有限。医学生报告说，他们在临床轮转期间和转向在线教育后感到更加紧张和焦虑，这影响了他们的学业和社交生活。需要使用更大的样本量进行进一步研究。
