Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department Surgery, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
BMC Med Educ. 2022 Mar 5;22(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03197-x.
The effects of drastic curricular changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students' education and wellbeing have remained largely unstudied. Out study aimed to characterize how medical students were affected by the pandemic, specifically how limitations introduced by the pandemic may have affected the quality, delivery, and experience of medical education.
Three hundred students from 5 U.S. allopathic medical schools were surveyed to determine students' perceptions about their quality of medical education, professional development, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020-December 2020).
A large majority of students report that while lecture-based learning has not been significantly affected by the pandemic, small-group and clinical learning have greatly declined in quality. Students also reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, and uncertainty with regards to their futures as physicians.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the medical student education and wellbeing. Although medical schools have implemented measures to continue to train medical students as effectively as they can, further strategies must be devised to ensure the well-being of students in the present and for future national emergencies.
COVID-19 大流行导致的课程急剧变化对医学生的教育和福祉的影响在很大程度上仍未得到研究。我们的研究旨在描述 COVID-19 大流行如何影响医学生，特别是大流行带来的限制如何可能影响医学教育的质量、教学和体验。
对来自美国 5 所医学学校的 300 名学生进行了调查，以确定学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间（2020 年 10 月至 2020 年 12 月）对医学教育质量、专业发展和心理健康的看法。
绝大多数学生报告说，虽然基于讲座的学习并没有受到大流行的显著影响，但小组学习和临床学习的质量大大下降。学生还报告说，他们对未来作为医生的未来感到更加沮丧、焦虑和不确定。
COVID-19 大流行对医学生的教育和福祉产生了重大影响。尽管医学院已经采取措施继续尽可能有效地培训医学生，但必须制定进一步的策略，以确保学生在当前和未来的国家紧急情况下的福祉。
