Dahiya Divya, Banda Ashwin, Abuji Kishore, Sharma Akhilesh Kumar, Tandup Cherring, Behera Arunanshu
Department of Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Pol Przegl Chir. 2021 Oct 29;94(2):1-4. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.4550.
<b> Introduction: </b> The COVID-19 pandemic is an exceptional situation which has rigorously affected surgical education and training worldwide. This current situation has carved innovative ways like online teaching to counter the challenges of the pandemic faced by a surgical resident. However, online teaching is not complimentary to bedside teaching which is a traditional practice. Therefore, we designed this study to assess the residents' perceptive towards online learning as a mode of education which is extensively implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic at our centre. </br></br> <b> Methods:</b> This study was a cross-sectional survey. An online Google survey was circulated among junior residents in the department of General Surgery. This survey included residents' demographic profile, effect on working hours, their perception with online teaching, and effect on their surgical training during the COVID 19 pandemic. </br></br> <b>Results:</b> A total of 95 junior residents participated in this study. Surgical training and teaching was rigorously affected according to most of them and they also believe they have lost crucial training time in their tenure as a surgical resident. A majority found the communication with the faculty during online teaching adequate; however, the main drawback of online classes was the lack of clinical exposure and practical experience. Only 4.2% preferred 100% online teaching in future. </br></br> <b> Conclusion:</b> COVID-19 pandemic has affected surgical training much more as compared to other medical fields. However, we believe online education is still a potential instrument during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online learning platforms can be used in future as a supplement to time-honoured classroom teaching and didactic lectures.
引言：新冠疫情是一种特殊情况，对全球外科教育与培训产生了严重影响。当前形势催生了在线教学等创新方式，以应对外科住院医师面临的疫情挑战。然而，在线教学并非传统床边教学的补充。因此，我们开展了本研究，以评估住院医师对在线学习作为一种教育模式的看法，这种模式在我们中心的新冠疫情期间被广泛采用。
方法：本研究为横断面调查。通过在线谷歌调查向普通外科科室的初级住院医师发放问卷。该调查包括住院医师的人口统计学资料、对工作时间的影响、他们对在线教学的看法以及新冠疫情期间对其外科培训的影响。
结果：共有95名初级住院医师参与了本研究。大多数人认为外科培训和教学受到了严重影响，他们还认为自己在外科住院医师任期内失去了关键的培训时间。大多数人认为在线教学期间与教员的沟通是充分的；然而，在线课程的主要缺点是缺乏临床接触和实践经验。未来只有4.2%的人倾向于100%在线教学。
结论：与其他医学领域相比，新冠疫情对外科培训的影响更大。然而，我们认为在线教育在新冠疫情期间仍是一种潜在工具。未来，在线学习平台可作为传统课堂教学和理论讲座的补充。
