Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Jun;192(3):1015-1020. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03118-3. Epub 2022 Jul 30.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the traditional delivery of medical education. Medical education programmes have had to cope with limitations on face-to-face learning, and accelerate the adoption of digital learning. In addition, the pandemic has potential serious implications on the psychological well-being of medical students. We aim to assess the changes in perceptions and experiences of medical students as a consequence of this pandemic.
Cross-sectional survey of medical students at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) between March and April 2022 was performed. The survey explored student satisfaction with the current education program, teaching delivery and the impact of COVID-19 on education and student well-being.
175 medical students participated in the survey. Overall, the majority of students were happy/neutral with their medical education. 93 (53.1%) felt tutorials and problem-based learning (PBL) to be the most effective method of teaching, followed by laboratory and clinical placements in 78 participants (44.6%) and hybrid-learning in 85 participants (48.6%). There was a mixed reaction to the changes in the delivery of education brought about by the pandemic. 67 participants (40.6%) felt happy with the changes, another 64 participants (38.8%) felt neutral, whilst only 34 participants (20.6%) were unhappy. However, most participants felt the pandemic negatively impacted their mental health, with 96 participants (55.8%) reporting negative responses. 58% of participants (n = 102/175) reported utilising the student support services at university campus and 49% (n = 50) were satisfied with their services.
Digital content and delivery confer the benefit of greater flexibility in learning, the ability to learn at one's own pace and in a preferred environment, however lacks the advantage of bedside teaching and hands-on training. Our findings reinforce the potential advantages of online learning.
COVID-19 大流行对医学教育的传统教学方式产生了重大影响。医学教育计划必须应对面对面学习的限制,并加速采用数字学习。此外,大流行对医学生的心理健康可能产生严重影响。我们旨在评估这场大流行对医学生认知和体验的变化。
2022 年 3 月至 4 月,对都柏林三一学院(TCD)的医学生进行了横断面调查。该调查探讨了学生对当前教育计划、教学交付以及 COVID-19 对教育和学生福祉的影响的满意度。
共有 175 名医学生参加了调查。总体而言,大多数学生对他们的医学教育感到满意/中立。93 名(53.1%)学生认为辅导和以问题为基础的学习(PBL)是最有效的教学方法,其次是 78 名(44.6%)学生认为实验室和临床实习以及 85 名(48.6%)学生认为混合学习。对大流行带来的教育教学方式的改变,学生反应不一。67 名(40.6%)学生对这些改变感到满意,64 名(38.8%)学生持中立态度,而只有 34 名(20.6%)学生感到不满意。然而,大多数学生认为大流行对他们的心理健康产生了负面影响,96 名(55.8%)学生报告了负面反应。58%的参与者(n=102/175)表示他们使用了大学校园的学生支持服务,而 49%(n=50)对他们的服务感到满意。
数字内容和交付具有更大的学习灵活性的优势,能够按照自己的节奏和偏好的环境学习,但缺乏床边教学和实践培训的优势。我们的研究结果强化了在线学习的潜在优势。