Shift to emergency remote preclinical medical education amidst the Covid-19 pandemic: A single-institution study.

ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted medical education, shifting it towards emergency remote delivery. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on preclinical medical education and identify predictors of the virtual learning experience and perceived stress. An anonymous survey was delivered electronically to the students of the authors' medical school that attended either histology or pathology. This survey contained two scales, the virtual learning experience (VLE) and the perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10). A total of 173/255 (68%) responded, showing a positive perception towards the remote delivery of both courses. An exploratory factor analysis was performed on the VLE scale items and four new dimensions were formed: "course quality and learning outcomes", "stud

SUBMITTER: Nikas IP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011537 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature