Postgraduate oncology educational shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of faculty and medical student surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted clinical practice, research and teaching. During peaks, virtual courses were implemented but these changes are poorly described, especially for oncology postgraduate students and faculty teachers.

Patients and methods

We administered two surveys from June 2021 to October 2021 to students and faculty teachers (250 and 80 responses, respectively) who registered at Gustave Roussy School of Cancer Sciences (Université Paris-Saclay) during 3 consecutive university years (October 2018 to October 2021), where a major shift to e-learning was associated with COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Most students were female (53%), attending physicians (50%), aged 30-39 years (54%) and 2020-2021 (66.4%) was the main ye

SUBMITTER: Moya-Plana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature