Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, ON, Hamilton, Canada.
BMC Med Educ. 2022 Sep 1;22(1):655. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03703-1.
COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on medical education. Due to concerns of the virus spreading through gatherings of health professionals, in-person conferences and rounds were largely cancelled. The purpose of this study is the evaluate the implementation of an online educational curriculum by a major Canadian orthopaedic surgery residency program in response to COVID-19.
A survey was distributed to residents of a major Canadian orthopaedic surgery residency program from July 10 to October 24, 2020. The survey aimed to assess residents' response to this change and to examine the effect that the transition has had on their participation, engagement, and overall educational experience.
Altogether, 25 of 28 (89%) residents responded. Respondents generally felt the quality of education was superior (72%), their level of engagement improved (64%), and they were able to acquire more knowledge (68%) with the virtual format. Furthermore, 88% felt there was a greater diversity of topics, and 96% felt there was an increased variety of presenters. Overall, 76% of respondents felt that virtual seminars better met their personal learning objectives. Advantages reported were increased accessibility, greater convenience, and a wider breadth of teaching faculty. Disadvantages included that the virtual sessions felt less personal and lacked dynamic feedback to the presenter.
Results of this survey reveal generally positive attitudes of orthopaedic surgery residents about the transition to virtual learning in the setting of an ongoing pandemic. This early evaluation and feedback provides valuable guidance on how to grow this novel curriculum and bring the frontier of virtual teaching to orthopaedic education long-term.
COVID-19 对医学教育产生了巨大影响。由于担心病毒通过聚集的卫生专业人员传播，因此大部分现场会议和查房都被取消。本研究的目的是评估加拿大主要骨科住院医师培训计划针对 COVID-19 实施在线教育课程的情况。
2020 年 7 月 10 日至 10 月 24 日，向加拿大主要骨科住院医师培训计划的住院医师分发了一份调查。该调查旨在评估住院医师对这种变化的反应，并研究这种转变对他们的参与、参与度和整体教育体验的影响。
共有 28 名住院医师中的 25 名（89%）做出了回应。受访者普遍认为教育质量更高（72%），参与度提高（64%），并且通过虚拟形式能够获得更多知识（68%）。此外，88%的人认为有更多样化的主题，96%的人认为有更多样化的演讲者。总体而言，76%的受访者认为虚拟研讨会更能满足他们的个人学习目标。报告的优势包括增加了可访问性、更大的便利性和更广泛的教学人员。缺点包括虚拟会议感觉不那么个人化，并且缺乏对演讲者的动态反馈。
这项调查的结果显示，骨科住院医师对大流行期间向虚拟学习的转变普遍持积极态度。这种早期评估和反馈为如何发展这种新颖的课程以及将虚拟教学的前沿引入骨科教育提供了有价值的指导。
