The perceived impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on medical student education and training - an international survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Covid-19 pandemic led to significant changes and disruptions to medical education worldwide. We evaluated medical student perceived views on training, their experiences and changes to teaching methods during the pandemic.

Methods

An online survey of medical students was conducted in the Autumn of 2020. An international network of collaborators facilitated participant recruitment. Students were surveyed on their perceived overall impact of Covid-19 on their training and several exposure variables. Univariate analyses and adjusted multivariable analysis were performed to determine strengths in associations.

Results

A total of 1604 eligible participants from 45 countries took part in this survey and 56.3% (n = 860) of these were female. The median age was

SUBMITTER: TMS Collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576461 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature