The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students and the effectiveness of tele-learning at Burapha University
Keywords:
Medical students, COVID-19, Tele-learningAbstract
Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all healthcare personnel.
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of COVID-19 specifically on medical students and their
ability to study, their capability to treat patients and their perception of the environment and this pandemic.
Methods: This study is a survey on 4th through 6th year medical students at Burapha University who work at the Queen Savangvadhana Memorial Hospital. The results were analyzed with ratios using descriptive statistics and Cli-square test.
Results: Ninety-four medical students were included in the study. The response rate was
100%. 85.11% of them accepted online learning, but only 36.17% of them agreed that online learning had the same result as normal study. 57.45% of the students were concerned about the pandemic, but 63.83% of them volunteered to take care of patients.
Conclusions: Medical students accepted the tele-learning program. However, their perception for this program was not effective compared with normal study. Medical students were also concerned about the pandemic but most of them volunteered to take care of their patients with appropriate protection.
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