PERCEPTIONS AND SATISFACTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ON CLINICAL ONLINE VERSUS CLASSROOM TEACHING IN AN ASIAN CONTEXT

Duc Long Phi; Thi Loi Dao; Thanh Binh Nguyen; Duy Cuong Nguyen; Trung Kien Nguyen; Minh Tien Bui; Khanh Linh Duong; Duc Manh Bui; Khanh Linh Dang; Van Thuan Hoang

doi:10.46903/gjms/23.1.Special.1726

PERCEPTIONS AND SATISFACTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ON CLINICAL ONLINE VERSUS CLASSROOM TEACHING IN AN ASIAN CONTEXT

Duc Long Phi, Thi Loi Dao, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Duy Cuong Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen, Minh Tien Bui, Khanh Linh Duong, Duc Manh Bui, Khanh Linh Dang, Van Thuan Hoang

Abstract

Background: During the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, business, and school closures were implemented globally. Therefore, traditional clinical teaching methods including tutoring, face-to-face contact, and supervision were replaced by online learning. The aim of this study was to measure the perceptions of medical students towards clinical online teaching, as well as medical students’ satisfaction regarding online versus conventional classrooms.

Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1028 medical students at 4th and 6th years at one university of medicine and pharmacy in Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Data was exported via Google Forms to Microsoft Excel. Statistical analyses were carried out using Stata version 16.0 [http://www.stata.com]. Qualitative variables were presented by numbers and percentages.

Results: A total,1028 students were included. They did not find online teaching more effective or better to prepare them for their profession compared to face-to-face methods with mean scores of 2.66/5 and 3.10/5, respectively. Satisfaction level was high in two of five parameters, including availability of assistance and class materials with (60.8% and 54.7% students satisfied or strongly satisfied, respectively. About 38.5% students worry about not grasping the knowledge they have learned; 78.8% worry about not being able to apply the knowledge in practice during patients’ examining; 78.4% fear that they lack communication skills.

Conclusion: Online learning can supplement the process of education, but it cannot be a substitute for the established system of education.

Keywords

Education; Effectiveness; Learning; Perceptions; Satisfaction; Undergraduate.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46903/gjms/23.1.Special.1726