Original Research

Training Future Doctors on Screen a Hit or a Miss During Covid

Wafa Qaisar
Department of Medicine, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore.
Shahzad Latif
Department of Medicine, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore.
Tariq Waseem
Department of Medicine, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore.

✉ Correspondence: Wafa Qaisar Email: wafa.waisar04@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2129
Volume: 2, Issue 2 Pages: 119–122 Published: 17 Jun 2021
Received: 05 Jan 2021 Accepted: 25 Apr 2021 Published Online: 17 Jun 2021

Abstract

Objective

Research was conducted amongst undergraduate medical students to compare how their scores and
performance differed when assessed online with various tools like Socrative and Zoom and at the bedside in real time.

Methods

Data was collected from exam records of 48 students retrospectively and results were compiled.

Results

It was observed that 62.5% students scored above 70% in the socrative scoring and a gradual decrease was
observed in as 39.6% scored above 70% by zoom scoring while only 2.1% in real time scoring system.

Conclusion

We concluded that bedside teaching and clerkship is a significant contributor to student performance. Elearning, while has revolutionized teaching in covid times, needs to be modified in ways to accommodate this aspect.

Keywords
E learning Clinical skills medical education.

How to Cite This Article

Qaisar W, Latif S, Waseem T. Training Future Doctors on Screen a Hit or a Miss During Covid. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2021;2(2):119–122. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2129

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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No specific funding was received for this research.

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