Publication: Online Teaching during Pre and Para Clinical Phase in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Clinical Training-Perception of Indian Medical Students
Date
2023
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a lot of challenges at medical education system
and has necessitated a swift change from conventional classroom/laboratory-
oriented/bed-side teaching to technology based online teaching. Academicians
have worked hard to overcome robust challenges to facilitate students’
continued learning.
Objective
In the wake of this drastic shift in teaching methodology, the present study
aimed to investigate and understand the perceptions of medical students about
online teaching and its impact on clinical training.
Method
Fifty students of 1st Year MBBS professional course of 2019 admission batch
voluntarily and anonymously filled-in a questionnaire on online teaching and
its effects on learning compared with regular classroom teaching in 2020 within
3 months of introduction of first ever online teaching methodology. Same
students were followed up with same questionnaire during their final year of
MBBS course in April 2023. Additionally, they were given a questionnaire to
assess the impact of this shift on their learning.
Result
In Indian scenario most of the students opined regular classroom teaching
as the better method over online teaching reasoning that concentration and
learning are better in classroom teaching. Additionally, internet connectivity
and accessibility issues further affected the reach and effect of online teaching.
This perception did not change from 1st year to their final year. Also, the students
believethat shift in teaching methodology has hampered negatively on their
learning, understanding and developing clinical skills.
Conclusion
Overall Indian medical students preferred regular classroom teaching over
online teaching.
KEY WORDS
Classroom Teaching, Clinical skills, Covid-19, Online leaching
Description
Satya Prasad V, Manjunatha S
Department of Physiology
Dr B C Roy Multispecialty Medical Research Centre
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kharagpur-721302, West Bengal, India
Keywords
Classroom Teaching, Clinical skills, Covid-19, Online leaching