Internal Medicine Resident Perspectives on Format of Didactics during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the virtualization of medical education. While there is increasing guidance available on the various methods and strategies for this online pivoting, there is limited data about the learners' perspective. The easement of social distancing restrictions has necessitated innovative delivery of education in hybrid formats (a mix of in-person and virtual).

Methods

An anonymous voluntary survey was distributed to all internal medicine (IM) residents at an academic medical center assessing resident perspectives on the transition from in-person didactics (IPD) prior to March 2020 to virtual didactics (VD) prompted by COVID-19 related limitations from March 2020-June 2022. This was followed by an evolution to a hybrid format didactics (HD

SUBMITTER: Proumen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864439 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature