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Education & Educational Research
Bita Shahrvini, Sally L. Baxter, Charles S. Coffey, Bridget V. MacDonald, Lina Lander
Summary: The survey revealed that most students believed remote learning had negatively impacted the quality of instruction and their ability to participate, preferring the flexibility of learning material at their own pace. They also identified deficits in remote learning, such as digital fatigue, decreased ability to participate, and lack of clinical skills, laboratory, and hands-on learning.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Matthew Z. Guo, Jawara Allen, Matthew Sakumoto, Amit Pahwa, Lekshmi Santhosh
Summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical schools have increasingly turned to asynchronous and virtual learning, which has provided students with more independence and flexibility. This perspective piece discusses the authors' opinions on using pandemic medical education to train physicians who can better address the needs of marginalized communities.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Zahra Vahdati, Hossein Nematian, Amir Reza Farhoud, Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi, Shahram Rahimi-Dehgolan, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Reza Shahryar Kamrani, Leila Oryadi Zanjani, Mohammad Reza Golbakhsh, Roya Nasl Seraj, Mohammad Hossein Nabian
Summary: After the Coronavirus pandemic, new educational strategies were implemented to ensure educational goals. These strategies improved trainees' work conditions and educational experience, but had limited impact on skill-based education and patient treatment. Most participants believed that traditional training should be the main focus post-pandemic, with the addition of e-learning and virtual methods.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yibo Yu, Qiaomei Tang, Haifei Shi, Ting Chen, Yaping Wang, Hanguang Hu, Ke Yao
Summary: This study found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a mild impact on the mental health and academic performance of medical postgraduates in China. Females experienced significantly more symptoms on mental health measure scores than males. Doctoral postgraduates showed greater academic stress than master's postgraduates.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Mathematics
Gador Indra Hidalgo, Fermin Sanchez-Carracedo, Daniel Romero-Portillo
Summary: Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in teaching methods and student perceptions. Different student profiles experienced emergency remote teaching differently, with autonomous learners performing better academically. Students generally preferred in-person classes, but their academic performance may have benefited from the situation despite learning challenges.
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Economics
Thiago Christiano Silva, Tito Belchior Silva Moreira, Jeferson Trindade Santana
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a switch from in-person to online learning worldwide. This article examines its effects on education in Brazil, particularly on undergraduate students' academic performance. Using a difference-in-differences methodology and detailed data, the study reveals that the transition negatively impacted students' academic performance, leading to increased course failure rates. It also highlights the disproportionate impact on female students and those with lower academic skills, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to support these groups in the new online environment.
EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Vagner Beserra, Miguel Nussbaum, Monica Navarrete, Norman Garrido
Summary: This study examines the perception of educators, students, and parents in the north of Chile about using online physically active academic lessons during COVID-19. The results show a positive evaluation of the experience, an increase in physical activity without reducing academic activities, and improvements in learning, social relationships, and enjoyment.
TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
David Muller, Valerie Parkas, Jonathan Amiel, Shashi Anand, Todd Cassese, Tara Cunningham, Yoon Kang, Joshua Nosanchuk, Rainier Soriano, Lori Zbar, Reena Karani
Summary: New York City's medical schools faced significant disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing remote learning, redeploying teaching faculty, and mobilizing student volunteers. Each school relied on a set of core guiding principles to navigate the crisis, which proved crucial in adapting to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Andrew Jang, Me-riong Kim, Seung Min Kathy Lee, In-Hyuk Ha, Ji-Yun Shin, Rance McClain, Jinho Lee
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effects of online continuing medical education (CME) on the clinical competency, performance, and patient outcomes of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically focusing on COVID-19 and back pain topics. Survey studies conducted at a South Korean hospital showed that online CME activities were effective in improving professional competence and performance, as well as influencing clinical practice and patient outcomes.
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jessica Wilhelm, Spencer Mattingly, Victor H. Gonzalez
Summary: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the education system worldwide. This study examines the curriculum changes and student performance in an undergraduate cadaver-based laboratory during this educational crisis. Despite improved examination grades, students reported lower levels of learning, confidence, and engagement with the course materials. The loss of access to cadaver-based learning was identified as a major challenge, while flexibility and self-paced learning were seen as positive outcomes of the transition to emergency remote teaching.
ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
I. R. Lee, H. W. Kim, Y. Lee, A. Koyanagi, L. Jacob, S. An, J. Shin, L. Smith
Summary: This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate medical education, highlighting changes in teaching methods and the variety of student-led educational activities.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Faiza Ikram, Muhammad Ali Rabbani
Summary: This study developed a statistical approach to predict the academic performance of medical students in on-campus and online exams, and utilized the variation of explanatory power to detect academic dishonesty. The results suggested a high possibility of academic dishonesty in online theory exams, emphasizing the importance of monitoring academic integrity in online assessments.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Mohamed Daffalla-Awadalla Gismalla, Mohamed Soud Mohamed, Omaima Salah O. Ibrahim, Moawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan, Mohamed NaserEldeen Mohamed
Summary: This study surveyed medical students at the University of Gezira in Sudan about their perception of E-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most students agreed that university closure was necessary to control the virus, they also faced challenges such as internet connectivity issues, unfamiliarity with E-learning systems, and lack of technical support. Despite the positive perception of E-learning, there are inhibitory factors that need to be addressed to effectively implement electronic technologies in medical education in limited-resource settings.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Economics
Andrew E. Clark, Huifu Nong, Hongjia Zhu, Rong Zhu
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread school closures, prompting many students to continue their education through online platforms. Research based on Chinese Middle School data suggests that online education during the lockdown period had a positive impact on student academic performance, particularly when lessons were recorded by external higher-quality teachers. Both rural and urban students benefited from distance learning, but those using computers for online education tended to perform better in exams compared to smartphone users.
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
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Immunology
Rosagemma Ciliberti, Francesca Lantieri, Rosario Barranco, Camilla Tettamanti, Alessandro Bonsignore, Francesco Ventura
Summary: The study aimed to understand medical students' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and the main barriers to its acceptance. The results showed that a high percentage of medical students were willing to be vaccinated and considered it a moral responsibility towards the community. Some students who had not been vaccinated expressed concerns about the efficacy and safety of the vaccine. Overall, the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among medical students was high.
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Education & Educational Research
Dong-Mi Yoo, Do-Hwan Kim
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2019)
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Education & Educational Research
Yanyan Lin, Ye Ji Kang, Hyo Jeong Lee, Do-Hwan Kim
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the educational environment of pre-medical students into an online format, with students' perceptions of their environment post-pandemic being more positive overall. However, social self-perceptions improved the least. Social self-perceptions were found to be the only predictor of subjective happiness, emphasizing the importance of educational institutions paying attention to students' social relationships when trying to enhance the educational environment.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Ethics
Yongmin Shin, Seungmin Kim, Do-Hwan Kim, Seunghee Lee, Minhae Cho, Jungjoon Ihm
Summary: This study found that medical students with a higher score in utilitarian moral views are more likely to endorse self-sacrificial actions in moral dilemma scenarios. Particularly, students engaged in deliberative processes tend to make more self-sacrificial judgments. The effect of deliberative processes on self-sacrificial judgments is mediated by cognitive reappraisal. Therefore, both moral views and emotional regulation should be considered in the admission and training of medical students.
BMC MEDICAL ETHICS
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Seung-Joo Na, HyeRin Roh, Kyung Hee Chun, Kyung Hye Park, Do-Hwan Kim
Summary: This study aims to gather opinions from medical educators on the possibility of introducing an interview to the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) to assess professional attributes. The study found that there was no dominant timing or overwhelming assessment tool for assessing professional attributes. However, an interview may be effective in preventing unprofessional conduct. Implementation of an interview to the KMLE may be difficult, and alternative systems such as self-regulation may be needed.
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Do-Hwan Kim, Ye Ji Kang, Hoon-Ki Park
Summary: This study applied the yes/no Angoff and Hofstee methods to estimate cut scores for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) 2022 written examination. The difference between the cut scores obtained through the two methods was within 2% points and consistent with previous studies. The panelists' opinions converged as the rounds of standard setting process progressed.
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Hyo Jeong Lee, Ye Ji Kang, Seung-Hee Lee, Yanyan Lin, Do-Hwan Kim, Jungjoon Ihm
Summary: This study investigated medical student perspectives on factors that help them develop research competency. The findings revealed that students were more engaged in research when they perceived it as a new experience, had prior research experience, wanted to make a good impression, and felt a sense of contribution. In addition, they highly valued relationships with their professors, which served as a main motivating factor for their research participation and also influenced their college lives and careers.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
