Undergraduate experience of ENT teaching during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a qualitative study.
J Laryngol Otol
; 135(8): 741-745, 2021 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1284665
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 has transformed medical education worldwide. Innovations in ENT teaching for medical students have focused on virtual learning, often replacing history-taking, patient examination and practical procedure observation. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate student experience and the impact of the altered learning environment.METHODS:
Open-ended questionnaires were sent to students following ENT placements from March 2020 to March 2021. Responses were qualitatively analysed and coded using a grounded theory approach. Iterative cycles were used to develop codes via a constant comparison technique. Emerging categories from codes were refined to identify core themes.RESULTS:
Core themes were explored, including reduced clinical experience and patient contact compared with student expectations; challenges to learning opportunities in ENT; and the experience of different teaching methods, or preference for face-to-face teaching.CONCLUSION:
Medical students on ENT placement have expectations of patient contact for learning opportunities. ENT departments should ensure that patient contact and face-to-face learning opportunities are facilitated, while maintaining safety, including appropriate personal protective equipment provision.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
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Students, Medical
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Teaching
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0022215121001778
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