Andersen Shaun, Leon Genesis, Patel Deepal, Lee Cynthia, Simanton Edward
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2022 Mar 21;32(2):389-397. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01537-6. eCollection 2022 Apr.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced medical education to rapidly transition from in-person learning to online learning. This change came with learning difficulties, social isolation, limited student/faculty relationships, and decreased academic performance.
The purpose of this study is to determine if academic performance, study habits, student/faculty relationships, and mental health were different in first-year medical students (class of 2024) during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-COVID cohorts.
In April 2021, a survey was sent to first-year medical students at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV asking them to reflect on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic including study environment, mental health, and relationships with peers and faculty. A similar survey was sent to second- and third-year medical students (classes of 2023 and 2022) asking them to reflect on similar experiences during their first year of medical school. Exam scores for the first five exams were gathered and compared between first-, second-, and third-year medical students.
One hundred twenty-five students responded to the survey (81% of first-year students, 75% of second-year students, and 55% of third-year students). During the COVID-19 pandemic, first semester students did not score above the national average as much as first semester students pre-COVID (55% vs. 77%). Students during the pandemic studied at home more than previous cohorts. Mental health and relationships were all rated significantly lower among first semester students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Significant differences were found in first semester student experience and academic performance during the pandemic compared to pre-COVID cohorts.
新冠疫情迫使医学教育迅速从面对面学习转变为在线学习。这种转变带来了学习困难、社交隔离、师生关系受限以及学业成绩下降等问题。
本研究旨在确定与新冠疫情之前的同龄人相比,2024届一年级医学生在新冠疫情期间的学业成绩、学习习惯、师生关系和心理健康是否有所不同。
2021年4月,向内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校柯克·科克里安医学院的一年级医学生发送了一份调查问卷,要求他们反思在新冠疫情期间的经历,包括学习环境、心理健康以及与同学和教师的关系。向二、三年级医学生(2023届和2022届)发送了一份类似的调查问卷,要求他们反思医学院第一年的类似经历。收集并比较了一、二、三年级医学生前五场考试的成绩。
125名学生回复了调查问卷(一年级学生的回复率为81%,二年级学生为75%,三年级学生为55%)。在新冠疫情期间,第一学期的学生成绩高于全国平均水平的比例不如疫情之前的第一学期学生(55%对77%)。疫情期间的学生比之前的同龄人更多地在家学习。在新冠疫情期间,第一学期学生的心理健康和人际关系评分均显著较低。
与疫情之前的同龄人相比,疫情期间第一学期学生的经历和学业成绩存在显著差异。