Learner Preferences and Perceptions of Virtual Hand Surgery Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many postgraduate medical education lectures and conferences have been moved to a virtual platform. Questions remain regarding the effectiveness of virtual education, what types of educational offerings can be transitioned to a virtual format, and what types of curricula should still take place in person.

Methods

This study surveyed trainees from the United States who participated in a single institution's hand surgery virtual flipped classroom curriculum of 6 week-long modules. Demographics, premodule and postmodule achieved levels of learning based on Bloom's taxonomy, technology usage, and preferences were surveyed.

Results

Of the 65 participants, 41 (63.1%) responded to the survey. Trainees included hand surgery fellow

SUBMITTER: Bartoletta JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8705619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature