Medical student's perception of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on their education and well-being: a cross-sectional survey in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of drastic curricular changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students' education and wellbeing have remained largely unstudied. Out study aimed to characterize how medical students were affected by the pandemic, specifically how limitations introduced by the pandemic may have affected the quality, delivery, and experience of medical education.

Methods

Three hundred students from 5 U.S. allopathic medical schools were surveyed to determine students' perceptions about their quality of medical education, professional development, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020-December 2020).

Results

A large majority of students report that while lecture-based learning has not been significantly affected by the pandem

SUBMITTER: Chakladar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897763 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature