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Malaysian pharmacy students’ perspectives on the virtual objective structured clinical examination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

PURPOSE: This study investigated pharmacy students’ perceptions of various aspects of virtual objective structured clinical examinations (vOSCEs) conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Malaysia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved third- and fourth-year pharmacy students...

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Autores principales: Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan, Akkawi, Muhammad Eid, Nazar, Nor Ilyani Mohamed, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Nik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33910270
http://dx.doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2021.18.6
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author Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan
Akkawi, Muhammad Eid
Nazar, Nor Ilyani Mohamed
Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz
Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Nik
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Akkawi, Muhammad Eid
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Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz
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description PURPOSE: This study investigated pharmacy students’ perceptions of various aspects of virtual objective structured clinical examinations (vOSCEs) conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Malaysia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved third- and fourth-year pharmacy students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. A validated self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students who had taken a vOSCE a week before. RESULTS: Out of the 253 students who were approached, 231 (91.3%) completed the questionnaire. More than 75% of the participants agreed that the instructions and preparations were clear and helpful in familiarizing them with the vOSCE flow. It was found that 53.2% of the respondents were satisfied with the flow and conduct of the vOSCE. However, only approximately one-third of the respondents believed that the tasks provided in the vOSCE were more convenient, less stressful, and easier to perform than those in the conventional OSCE. Furthermore, 49.7% of the students favored not having a vOSCE in the future when conducting a conventional OSCE becomes feasible again. Internet connection was reported as a problem hindering the performance of the vOSCE by 51.9% of the participants. Students who were interested in clinical pharmacy courses were more satisfied than other students with the preparation and operation of the vOSCE, the faculty support, and the allocated time. CONCLUSION: Students were satisfied with the organization and operation of the vOSCE. However, they still preferred the conventional OSCE over the vOSCE. These findings might indicate a further need to expose students to telehealthcare models.
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spelling pubmed-80894642021-05-11 Malaysian pharmacy students’ perspectives on the virtual objective structured clinical examination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Akkawi, Muhammad Eid Nazar, Nor Ilyani Mohamed Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Nik J Educ Eval Health Prof Research Article PURPOSE: This study investigated pharmacy students’ perceptions of various aspects of virtual objective structured clinical examinations (vOSCEs) conducted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Malaysia. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved third- and fourth-year pharmacy students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. A validated self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students who had taken a vOSCE a week before. RESULTS: Out of the 253 students who were approached, 231 (91.3%) completed the questionnaire. More than 75% of the participants agreed that the instructions and preparations were clear and helpful in familiarizing them with the vOSCE flow. It was found that 53.2% of the respondents were satisfied with the flow and conduct of the vOSCE. However, only approximately one-third of the respondents believed that the tasks provided in the vOSCE were more convenient, less stressful, and easier to perform than those in the conventional OSCE. Furthermore, 49.7% of the students favored not having a vOSCE in the future when conducting a conventional OSCE becomes feasible again. Internet connection was reported as a problem hindering the performance of the vOSCE by 51.9% of the participants. Students who were interested in clinical pharmacy courses were more satisfied than other students with the preparation and operation of the vOSCE, the faculty support, and the allocated time. CONCLUSION: Students were satisfied with the organization and operation of the vOSCE. However, they still preferred the conventional OSCE over the vOSCE. These findings might indicate a further need to expose students to telehealthcare models. Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute 2021-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8089464/ /pubmed/33910270 http://dx.doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2021.18.6 Text en © 2021, Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute https://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/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz
Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Nik
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title_fullStr Malaysian pharmacy students’ perspectives on the virtual objective structured clinical examination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Malaysian pharmacy students’ perspectives on the virtual objective structured clinical examination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
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topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33910270
http://dx.doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2021.18.6
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