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FEM: Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica
On-line version ISSN 2014-9840Print version ISSN 2014-9832
Abstract
ARRIBALZAGA, Eduardo B; JACOVELLA, Patricio F; FERRANTE, M Soledad and ALGIERI, Rubén D. Surgery virtual teaching in the degree during the COVID-19 pandemic. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.3, pp.125-131. Epub July 19, 2021. ISSN 2014-9840. https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.243.1124.
Introduction.
Medical education adapts to the emergence of a CoVID-19 pandemic to ensure basic standards of training.
Objective.
The characteristics of a virtual surgery teaching model and evaluate its acceptance by students by survey satisfaction.
Material and methods.
Retrospective, descriptive, cross-cutting observational design, with virtual teaching in two hospitals studying surgery between March 13-July 27, 2020. Virtually through a Zoom Platform for 2-4 hours/day, 40 days of each course with a minimum 150 hours and different daily activities were attended. Partial evaluations with Clinical Record on defined topic or virtual oral evaluation were made. Regularity with 80% presentism and approval of partial examinations. Anonymous and voluntary satisfaction survey was analyzed.
Results.
50 out of 67 students (74.6%) completed the surveys; 90% considered that the proposed learning objectives were expressly mentioned. Organization sujects ordered, systematic and accessible for 90% and provided new knowledge for 100%, with teacher training stimulating the study; 98% thinking that the concepts acquired will be useful in their professional future. Teacher-student interactivity as the outstanding virtual connectivity for 96 and 98%.
Discussion and conclusions.
Results and design of the survey showed strengths of virtual teaching given by academic quality and methodology used that allowed to incorporate knowledge; highlight face-to-face need with the teacher and the surgical patients.
Keywords : Medical education; Medicine pregraduate; Pandemic; Surgery; Survey satisfaction; Virtual learning.