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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education and healthcare systems worldwide. The disease can cause life-threatening conditions and it presents challenges for medical education, as instructors must deliver lectures safely, while ensuri...

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Autores principales: Alsoufi, Ahmed, Alsuyihili, Ali, Msherghi, Ahmed, Elhadi, Ahmed, Atiyah, Hana, Ashini, Aimen, Ashwieb, Arwa, Ghula, Mohamed, Ben Hasan, Hayat, Abudabuos, Salsabil, Alameen, Hind, Abokhdhir, Taqwa, Anaiba, Mohamed, Nagib, Taha, Shuwayyah, Anshirah, Benothman, Rema, Arrefae, Ghalea, Alkhwayildi, Abdulwajid, Alhadi, Abdulmueti, Zaid, Ahmed, Elhadi, Muhammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33237962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242905
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Alsuyihili, Ali
Msherghi, Ahmed
Elhadi, Ahmed
Atiyah, Hana
Ashini, Aimen
Ashwieb, Arwa
Ghula, Mohamed
Ben Hasan, Hayat
Abudabuos, Salsabil
Alameen, Hind
Abokhdhir, Taqwa
Anaiba, Mohamed
Nagib, Taha
Shuwayyah, Anshirah
Benothman, Rema
Arrefae, Ghalea
Alkhwayildi, Abdulwajid
Alhadi, Abdulmueti
Zaid, Ahmed
Elhadi, Muhammed
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Alsuyihili, Ali
Msherghi, Ahmed
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Atiyah, Hana
Ashini, Aimen
Ashwieb, Arwa
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Ben Hasan, Hayat
Abudabuos, Salsabil
Alameen, Hind
Abokhdhir, Taqwa
Anaiba, Mohamed
Nagib, Taha
Shuwayyah, Anshirah
Benothman, Rema
Arrefae, Ghalea
Alkhwayildi, Abdulwajid
Alhadi, Abdulmueti
Zaid, Ahmed
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description The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education and healthcare systems worldwide. The disease can cause life-threatening conditions and it presents challenges for medical education, as instructors must deliver lectures safely, while ensuring the integrity and continuity of the medical education process. It is therefore important to assess the usability of online learning methods, and to determine their feasibility and adequacy for medical students. We aimed to provide an overview of the situation experienced by medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical students regarding electronic medical education. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with medical students from more than 13 medical schools in Libya. A paper-based and online survey was conducted using email and social media. The survey requested demographic and socioeconomic information, as well as information related to medical online learning and electronic devices; medical education status during the COVID-19 pandemic; mental health assessments; and e-learning knowledge, attitudes, and practices. A total of 3,348 valid questionnaires were retrieved. Most respondents (64.7%) disagreed that e-learning could be implemented easily in Libya. While 54.1% of the respondents agreed that interactive discussion is achievable by means of e-learning. However, only 21.1% agreed that e-learning could be used for clinical aspects, as compared with 54.8% who disagreed with this statement and 24% who were neutral. Only 27.7% of the respondents had participated in online medical educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 65% reported using the internet for participating in study groups and discussions. There is no vaccine for COVID-19 yet. As such, the pandemic will undeniably continue to disrupt medical education and training. As we face the prospect of a second wave of virus transmission, we must take certain measures and make changes to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on medical education and on the progression of training. The time for change is now, and there should be support and enthusiasm for providing valid solutions to reduce this disruption, such as online training and virtual clinical experience. These measures could then be followed by hands-on experience that is provided in a safe environment.
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spelling pubmed-76881242020-12-05 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning Alsoufi, Ahmed Alsuyihili, Ali Msherghi, Ahmed Elhadi, Ahmed Atiyah, Hana Ashini, Aimen Ashwieb, Arwa Ghula, Mohamed Ben Hasan, Hayat Abudabuos, Salsabil Alameen, Hind Abokhdhir, Taqwa Anaiba, Mohamed Nagib, Taha Shuwayyah, Anshirah Benothman, Rema Arrefae, Ghalea Alkhwayildi, Abdulwajid Alhadi, Abdulmueti Zaid, Ahmed Elhadi, Muhammed PLoS One Research Article The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education and healthcare systems worldwide. The disease can cause life-threatening conditions and it presents challenges for medical education, as instructors must deliver lectures safely, while ensuring the integrity and continuity of the medical education process. It is therefore important to assess the usability of online learning methods, and to determine their feasibility and adequacy for medical students. We aimed to provide an overview of the situation experienced by medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical students regarding electronic medical education. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with medical students from more than 13 medical schools in Libya. A paper-based and online survey was conducted using email and social media. The survey requested demographic and socioeconomic information, as well as information related to medical online learning and electronic devices; medical education status during the COVID-19 pandemic; mental health assessments; and e-learning knowledge, attitudes, and practices. A total of 3,348 valid questionnaires were retrieved. Most respondents (64.7%) disagreed that e-learning could be implemented easily in Libya. While 54.1% of the respondents agreed that interactive discussion is achievable by means of e-learning. However, only 21.1% agreed that e-learning could be used for clinical aspects, as compared with 54.8% who disagreed with this statement and 24% who were neutral. Only 27.7% of the respondents had participated in online medical educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 65% reported using the internet for participating in study groups and discussions. There is no vaccine for COVID-19 yet. As such, the pandemic will undeniably continue to disrupt medical education and training. As we face the prospect of a second wave of virus transmission, we must take certain measures and make changes to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on medical education and on the progression of training. The time for change is now, and there should be support and enthusiasm for providing valid solutions to reduce this disruption, such as online training and virtual clinical experience. These measures could then be followed by hands-on experience that is provided in a safe environment. Public Library of Science 2020-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7688124/ /pubmed/33237962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242905 Text en © 2020 Alsoufi et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Alsoufi, Ahmed
Alsuyihili, Ali
Msherghi, Ahmed
Elhadi, Ahmed
Atiyah, Hana
Ashini, Aimen
Ashwieb, Arwa
Ghula, Mohamed
Ben Hasan, Hayat
Abudabuos, Salsabil
Alameen, Hind
Abokhdhir, Taqwa
Anaiba, Mohamed
Nagib, Taha
Shuwayyah, Anshirah
Benothman, Rema
Arrefae, Ghalea
Alkhwayildi, Abdulwajid
Alhadi, Abdulmueti
Zaid, Ahmed
Elhadi, Muhammed
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning
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title_fullStr Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning
title_short Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning
title_sort impact of the covid-19 pandemic on medical education: medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33237962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242905
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