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Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to virtual curriculum delivery at Canadian medical schools. At the NOSM University, some learners transitioned to entirely online learning, while others continued in-person, in-clinic learning. This study aimed to show that medical learners wh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10162515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37146035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285402 |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to virtual curriculum delivery at Canadian medical schools. At the NOSM University, some learners transitioned to entirely online learning, while others continued in-person, in-clinic learning. This study aimed to show that medical learners who transitioned to exclusively online learning exhibited higher levels of burnout compared to their peers who continued in-person, clinical learning. Analysis of factors that protect against burnout including resilience, mindfulness, and self-compassion exhibited by online and in-person learners at NOSM University during this curriculum shift were also explored. METHODS: As part of a pilot wellness initiative, a cross-sectional online survey-based study of learner wellness was conducted at NOSM University during the 2020–2021 academic year. Seventy-four learners responded. The survey utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Brief Resilience Scale, Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale–Revised, and the Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form. T-tests were utilized to compare these parameters in those who studied exclusively online and those who continued learning in-person in a clinical setting. RESULTS: Medical learners who engaged in online learning exhibited significantly higher levels of burnout when compared with learners who continued in-person learning in a clinical setting, despite scoring equally on protective factors such as resilience, mindfulness, and self-compassion. CONCLUSION: The results discussed in this paper suggest that the increased time spent in a virtual learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic might be associated with burnout among exclusively online learners, as compared to learners who were educated in clinical, in-person settings. Further inquiry should investigate causality and any protective factors that could mitigate negative effects of the virtual learning environment. |
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spelling | pubmed-101625152023-05-06 Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience Hunt, Sarah Simpson, Jenna Letwin, Lyndon MacLeod, Bryan PLoS One Research Article INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to virtual curriculum delivery at Canadian medical schools. At the NOSM University, some learners transitioned to entirely online learning, while others continued in-person, in-clinic learning. This study aimed to show that medical learners who transitioned to exclusively online learning exhibited higher levels of burnout compared to their peers who continued in-person, clinical learning. Analysis of factors that protect against burnout including resilience, mindfulness, and self-compassion exhibited by online and in-person learners at NOSM University during this curriculum shift were also explored. METHODS: As part of a pilot wellness initiative, a cross-sectional online survey-based study of learner wellness was conducted at NOSM University during the 2020–2021 academic year. Seventy-four learners responded. The survey utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Brief Resilience Scale, Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale–Revised, and the Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form. T-tests were utilized to compare these parameters in those who studied exclusively online and those who continued learning in-person in a clinical setting. RESULTS: Medical learners who engaged in online learning exhibited significantly higher levels of burnout when compared with learners who continued in-person learning in a clinical setting, despite scoring equally on protective factors such as resilience, mindfulness, and self-compassion. CONCLUSION: The results discussed in this paper suggest that the increased time spent in a virtual learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic might be associated with burnout among exclusively online learners, as compared to learners who were educated in clinical, in-person settings. Further inquiry should investigate causality and any protective factors that could mitigate negative effects of the virtual learning environment. Public Library of Science 2023-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10162515/ /pubmed/37146035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285402 Text en © 2023 Hunt et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hunt, Sarah Simpson, Jenna Letwin, Lyndon MacLeod, Bryan Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title | Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title_full | Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title_fullStr | Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title_full_unstemmed | Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title_short | Is online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: A medical school’s experience |
title_sort | is online learning during the covid-19 pandemic associated with increased burnout in medical learners?: a medical school’s experience |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10162515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37146035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285402 |
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