Medical students' perception of changes in assessments implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 posed many challenges to medical education in the United Kingdom (UK). This includes implementing assessments during 4 months of national lockdowns within a 2-year period, where in-person education was prohibited. This study aimed to identify medical school assessment formats emerging during COVID-19 restrictions, investigate medical students' perspectives on these and identify influencing factors.

Methods

The study consisted of two phases: a questionnaire asking medical students about assessment changes they experienced, satisfaction with these changes and preference regarding different assessments that emerged. The second phase involved semi-structured interviews with medical students across the UK to provide a deeper contextualized understanding of the

SUBMITTER: Bladt F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature