%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-3762
%I JMIR Publications
%V 9
%N 
%P e42354
%T Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
%A Alkuran,Oqba
%A Al-Mehaisen,Lama
%A Abu Mahfouz,Ismaiel
%A Al-Kuran,Lena
%A Asali,Fida
%A Khamees,Almu’atasim
%A AL-Shatanawi,Tariq
%A Jaber,Hatim
%+ Medical School, Al-Balqa Applied University, PO box 206, Assalt, Amman, 19117, Jordan, 962 799051387, hjabber@bau.edu.jo
%K COVID-19
%K distant electronic learning
%K medical
%K medicine
%K school
%K medical school
%K medical education
%K clinical skill
%K teaching hospital
%K questionnaire
%K distance learning
%K distance education
%K web-based education
%K web-based learning
%K medical student
%D 2023
%7 5.12.2023
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Med Educ
%G English
%X Background: Teaching hospitals have been regarded as the primary settings where doctors teach and practice high-quality medicine, as well as where medical students learn the profession and acquire their initial clinical skills. A percentage of instruction is now done over the internet or via electronic techniques. The present COVID-19 epidemic has pushed distance electronic learning (DEL) to the forefront of education at all levels, including medical institutions. Objective: This study aimed to observe how late-stage medical students felt about DEL, which was put in place during the recent COVID-19 shutdown in Jordan. Methods: We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional, web-based, questionnaire-based research study during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown between March 15 and May 1, 2020. During this period, all medical schools in Jordan shifted to DEL. Results: A total of 380 students responded to a request to fill out the questionnaire, of which 256 completed the questionnaire. The data analysis showed that 43.6% (n=112) of respondents had no DEL experience, and 53.1% (n=136)of respondents perceived the DEL method as user-friendly. On the other hand, 64.1% (n=164) of students strongly believed that DEL cannot substitute traditional clinical teaching. There was a significant positive correlation between the perception of user-friendliness and the clarity of the images and texts used. Moreover, there was a strong positive correlation between the perception of sound audibility and confidence in applying knowledge gained through DEL to clinical practice. Conclusions: DEL is a necessary and important tool in modern medical education, but it should be used as an auxiliary approach in the clinical setting since it cannot replace conventional personal instruction. 
%M 38051556
%R 10.2196/42354
%U https://mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e42354
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/42354
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38051556