Psychiatric training program during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience in Iran

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to report a redesigned psychiatric training program in the internship and the externship courses at Tehran University of medical sciences, in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: It is a retrospective cohort study which 531 externs and 381 interns enrolled. The stud...

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Autores principales: Mirsepassi, Zahra, Karimi, Elmira, Mohammadjafari, Atefeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9010015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35447537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103130
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: This study aims to report a redesigned psychiatric training program in the internship and the externship courses at Tehran University of medical sciences, in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: It is a retrospective cohort study which 531 externs and 381 interns enrolled. The students’ satisfaction and their exam scores were assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Blended learning was used for clinical education which theoretical, case-based discussions; and assessments were provided online. Externs’ clinical scores and satisfaction were significantly higher while interns’ scores got worse. CONCLUSION: E-learning can be effective, applicable and acceptable in clinical education.

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