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Background: In context to CBME curriculum, the paradigm shift of encouraging students to become the active learners the didactic lectures were reduced to one-third of total teaching learning methods. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the above context became a huge challenge wherein total education system was jeopardised. Students became passive listeners with no option for interaction with teachers or peers during the online didactic lecture class and with no scope for any interaction. Interactive small group teaching is one of the best ways to engage students in learning clinical applications during 1st MBBS year especially during the pandemic e-learning environment where there is no physical presence around of the peer and teacher interaction. Description: MBBS 1st phase students were the target population. This innovative method was initiated with a group of 20 members during March-June 2021 through FCC online platform. Students were taught about a particular unit (BLOOD) in Physiology, post which the clinical application related to the unit were taught using AID method. The total session is of two hours, Using SLIDO the online pre-test of 25 marks was conducted for the students. Post which the students were shown the pictures of signs and symptoms Students lab diagnosis, treatment related pictures will be displayed on the screen in haphazard way (Iron deficiency anaemia, Megaloblastic anaemia, Beta Thalassemia), (Prehepatic jaundice, Hepatic jaundice, Post hepatic jaundice). Then the students will be randomly will be divided into 3 groups. For a duration of 30 mins, in groups the students have to analyse, Integrate and display the interpretation of clinical diagnosis by connecting pictures followed by discussion for 15 minutes by each group. After the completion of all the three groups, post-test will be conducted again using SLIDO. Outcome: The post-test scores were significantly more than pre-test score. All the three groups interacted and presented the clinical case effectively. Conclusion: The students became the active learners, they interacted with their peers and could analyse, integrate the haphazard pictures of clinical cases and displayed their diagnosis with explanation even through the online mode. AID (analyse, integrate and display), an Interactive small group teaching is one of the best way to engage students in learning clinical applications during 1st MBBS year especially during the pandemic e-learning environment where there is no physical presence among of the peers and teachers.
ABSTRACT
We report a young female having severe pallor and breathlessness on presentation, being diagnosed as a case of megaloblastic anemia, which was confirmed on bone marrow biopsy. On detailed history taking, she was revealed to have anorexia nervosa precipitated due to extreme fear of COVID-19 along with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thus, a psychiatric disorder presenting due to simple phobia of COVID-19 can also have a fatal outcome in the young. Therefore, psychiatric health needs urgent attention by physicians, governments, and policymakers across the globe to prevent the surge of mental illness during the ongoing pandemic.