The impact of covid-19 on the education of medical students of federal medical college, islamabad, pakistan | [Journal of Medical Science • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Gul Mehar Javaid Bukhari: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

2. Hareem Binte Saleem: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

3. Javeria Saleem: Department of Public health, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

4. Munazza Batool: Department of Public health, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

5. Fatima Majeed: Department of Public health, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

6. Hania Batool: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of covid-19 on the learning of medical students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 215 medical students of Federal Medical College, Islamabad from October to December 2021. A pretested validated tool was used to collect primary data from medical students via random sampling. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. The chi-square test was used to see the association between various variables. Results: This study included 54.9% (118) females and 45.1% (97) males. 188 (87.4%) students reported that they were taking online classes. Most of the students, 181 (84.2%) thought that COVID-19 affected their study durations. The pandemic has caused wastage of time was reported by 155 (72.1%) students and 60 (27.9%) stated pandemic had given them extra time to clear their concepts. More than 2/3rd of the students (78.6%) were concerned about their professional examinations due to the present situation of the pandemic. Among all the respondents, 177 (82.3%) were not satisfied with this method of learning and also 184 (85.6%) students have lost interest in their studies. Most of the students 173 (80.5%) were facing difficulty in establishing the boundary between their work and home and 180 (83.7%) were missing classroom engagement.Conclusion: Covid 19 has severely affected medical education. E-learning is not suitable for medical students as most of their learning involves practical performance and interaction with patients.

Page(s): 21-25

DOI: 10.52764/jms.23.31.1.4

Published: Journal: Journal of Medical Science, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Year: 2023

Keywords:

medical students , Online Learning , COVID19 , COVID19 , medical education

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