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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education

Date Submitted: Sep 1, 2022
Date Accepted: Nov 2, 2023

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

AL-MEHAISEN L, Alkuran O, Abu Mahfouth I, Al-Kuran L, Asali F, Khamees A, Shatanawe T, JABBER H

Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

JMIR Med Educ 2023;9:e42354

DOI: 10.2196/42354

PMID: 38051556

PMCID: 10731547

Distance Electronic Learning strategy in medical teaching during Covid-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional Survey study

  • LAMA AL-MEHAISEN; 
  • Oqba Alkuran; 
  • Ismaiel Abu Mahfouth; 
  • Lena Al-Kuran; 
  • Fida Asali; 
  • Almu’atasim Khamees; 
  • Tarek Shatanawe; 
  • HATEM JABBER

ABSTRACT

Background:

Teaching hospitals have been regarded as the primary settings where doctors teach and practice high-quality medicine, as well as where medical students learn the profession and get their initial clinical skills. A percentage of instruction is now done online and/or via electronic techniques. The present COVID-19 epidemic has pushed distant electronic learning (DEL) to the forefront of education at all levels, including medical institutions.

Objective:

The study aims to observe how late-stage medical students felt about the DEL that was put in place during Jordan’s recent COVID-19 shutdown.

Methods:

This was prospective cross-sectional online questionnaire-based research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, between March 15th and May 1st, 2020. During this period all medical schools in Jordan shifted to remote electronic learning (DEL).

Results:

Three hundred eighty students responded to fill the questionnaire and out of which, a total of 298 completed the questionnaire. Data analysis showed that 43.6% of the respondents had no DEL experience and 53% of the respondents perceived the DEL method as user friendly. On the other hand, 64% of the students strongly believe that DEL cannot substitute traditional clinical teaching.

Conclusions:

DEL is a necessary and important tool in modern medical education, but it should be used as an auxiliary approach in the clinical setting, since it cannot replace conventional personal instruction. Clinical Trial: n/a


 Citation

Please cite as:

AL-MEHAISEN L, Alkuran O, Abu Mahfouth I, Al-Kuran L, Asali F, Khamees A, Shatanawe T, JABBER H

Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

JMIR Med Educ 2023;9:e42354

DOI: 10.2196/42354

PMID: 38051556

PMCID: 10731547

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