Perceptions of medical students towards online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional survey of 2721 UK medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate perceptions of medical students on the role of online teaching in facilitating medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional, online national survey.

Setting

Responses collected online from 4^th May 2020 to 11^th May 2020 across 40 UK medical schools.

Participants

Medical students across all years from UK-registered medical schools.

Main outcome measures

The uses, experiences, perceived benefits and barriers of online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

2721 medical students across 39 medical schools responded. Medical schools adapted to the pandemic in different ways. The changes included the development of new distance-learning platforms on which content was releas

SUBMITTER: Dost S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646323 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature