TY  - JOUR
AU  - Alkuran, Oqba
AU  - Al-Mehaisen, Lama
AU  - Abu Mahfouz, Ismaiel
AU  - Al-Kuran, Lena
AU  - Asali, Fida
AU  - Khamees, Almu’atasim
AU  - AL-Shatanawi, Tariq
AU  - Jaber, Hatim
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/5
TI  - Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
JO  - JMIR Med Educ
SP  - e42354
VL  - 9
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - distant electronic learning
KW  - medical
KW  - medicine
KW  - school
KW  - medical school
KW  - medical education
KW  - clinical skill
KW  - teaching hospital
KW  - questionnaire
KW  - distance learning
KW  - distance education
KW  - web-based education
KW  - web-based learning
KW  - medical student
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 2369-3762
UR  - https://mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e42354
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/42354
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38051556
DO  - 10.2196/42354
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/42354
ER  -