Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education
Date Submitted: Sep 1, 2022
Date Accepted: Nov 2, 2023
Distance Electronic Learning strategy in medical teaching during Covid-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional Survey study
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
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