Remote online global health education among U.S. medical students during COVID-19 and beyond.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Harvard Medical School course Clinical Topics in Global Health was offered for the first time as a remote class. We sought to understand student and faculty perceptions of the elective and evaluate the perceived effectiveness of teaching global health using an online education platform.

Methods

Following the course, students and faculty were invited to complete a combined total of three online surveys, which consisted of closed- and open-response questions assessing the strengths and challenges of online learning. Data analyses included traditional descriptive statistics, Net Promoter Score calculation, and inductive thematic analysis of qualitative data.

Results

Thirty-two students and eighteen guest faculty (includin

SUBMITTER: Moschovis PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature