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Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose?
PURPOSE: COVID-19 pandemic and closure of campuses have required a significant and rapid shift in teaching and training methods across health professions education, including remote teaching replacing face-to-face teaching. This study aims to investigate if emergency remote teaching implemented in t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8898174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35256869 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S352599 |
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author | Arja, Sateesh B Fatteh, Samir Nandennagari, Sailaja Pemma, Sai Sarath Kumar Ponnusamy, Kumar Arja, Sireesha B |
author_facet | Arja, Sateesh B Fatteh, Samir Nandennagari, Sailaja Pemma, Sai Sarath Kumar Ponnusamy, Kumar Arja, Sireesha B |
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description | PURPOSE: COVID-19 pandemic and closure of campuses have required a significant and rapid shift in teaching and training methods across health professions education, including remote teaching replacing face-to-face teaching. This study aims to investigate if emergency remote teaching implemented in the first two years of the medical school at Avalon University School of Medicine served the purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of emergency remote teaching and on-campus teaching were compared using course evaluations (students’ feedback) and students’ performance in assessments. METHODS: This is a concurrent mixed research method. The quantitative data collected are course evaluations and students’ performance in assessments between the two semesters September 2019 (on-campus teaching) and May 2020 (emergency remote teaching). There are three semesters in the first year and two semesters in the second year of the medical program. Each semester has around 10–20 students at any given time. Quantitative data were analyzed for p-values and statistical significance using a t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Results have shown no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between two semesters (between on-campus teaching and emergency remote teaching) for course evaluations. Even if there is any difference, the mean values were better in May 2020 semester with emergency remote teaching. There was no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) even on students’ performance in assessments between two semesters (between on-campus teaching and emergency remote teaching) except for two courses. The thematic analysis of interviews revealed the advantages and disadvantages of online teaching. CONCLUSION: Emergency remote teaching served the purpose in the first two years of medical school during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advantages of online teaching are flexibility and comfort, and students can save time. The disadvantages are technical challenges, students lacking motivation, lack of personal interaction, and limitations on lab and hands-on experiences. |
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spelling | pubmed-88981742022-03-06 Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? Arja, Sateesh B Fatteh, Samir Nandennagari, Sailaja Pemma, Sai Sarath Kumar Ponnusamy, Kumar Arja, Sireesha B Adv Med Educ Pract Original Research PURPOSE: COVID-19 pandemic and closure of campuses have required a significant and rapid shift in teaching and training methods across health professions education, including remote teaching replacing face-to-face teaching. This study aims to investigate if emergency remote teaching implemented in the first two years of the medical school at Avalon University School of Medicine served the purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of emergency remote teaching and on-campus teaching were compared using course evaluations (students’ feedback) and students’ performance in assessments. METHODS: This is a concurrent mixed research method. The quantitative data collected are course evaluations and students’ performance in assessments between the two semesters September 2019 (on-campus teaching) and May 2020 (emergency remote teaching). There are three semesters in the first year and two semesters in the second year of the medical program. Each semester has around 10–20 students at any given time. Quantitative data were analyzed for p-values and statistical significance using a t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Results have shown no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between two semesters (between on-campus teaching and emergency remote teaching) for course evaluations. Even if there is any difference, the mean values were better in May 2020 semester with emergency remote teaching. There was no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) even on students’ performance in assessments between two semesters (between on-campus teaching and emergency remote teaching) except for two courses. The thematic analysis of interviews revealed the advantages and disadvantages of online teaching. CONCLUSION: Emergency remote teaching served the purpose in the first two years of medical school during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advantages of online teaching are flexibility and comfort, and students can save time. The disadvantages are technical challenges, students lacking motivation, lack of personal interaction, and limitations on lab and hands-on experiences. Dove 2022-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8898174/ /pubmed/35256869 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S352599 Text en © 2022 Arja et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Arja, Sateesh B Fatteh, Samir Nandennagari, Sailaja Pemma, Sai Sarath Kumar Ponnusamy, Kumar Arja, Sireesha B Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title | Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title_full | Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title_fullStr | Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title_full_unstemmed | Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title_short | Is Emergency Remote (Online) Teaching in the First Two Years of Medical School During the COVID-19 Pandemic Serving the Purpose? |
title_sort | is emergency remote (online) teaching in the first two years of medical school during the covid-19 pandemic serving the purpose? |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8898174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35256869 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S352599 |
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