Medical student's perception of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on their education and well-being: a cross-sectional survey in the United States.
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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 pandemic, small-group and clinical learning have greatly declined in quality. Students also reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, and uncertainty with regards to their futures as physicians.Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the medical student education and wellbeing. Although medical schools have implemented measures to continue to train medical students as effectively as they can, further strategies must be devised to ensure the well-being of students in the present and for future national emergencies.
SUBMITTER: Chakladar J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897763 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
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Medical student's perception of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on their education and well-being: a cross-sectional survey in the United States.
Chakladar Jaideep J Diomino Anthony A Li Wei Tse WT Tsai Joseph C JC Krishnan Aswini R AR Zou Angela E AE Kharidia Khush K Baig Farhan A FA Householder Sarah S Kuo Selena Z SZ Chandrasekar Shyam S Chang Eric Y EY Ongkeko Weg M WM
BMC medical education 20220305 1
<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>Three hundred students from 5 U.S. allopathic medical schools were surveyed to determine s ...[more]
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