Jones RM. Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation.
J Forensic Leg Med 2021;
83:102229. [PMID:
34399311 PMCID:
PMC8493327 DOI:
10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102229]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed in early 2020, social distancing rules and ‘lockdowns’ brought face-to-face teaching in universities in the UK, and globally, to a halt, leading to an abrupt move to online teaching and learning.
This article details student feedback to a course on applied forensic medicine and pathology – framed as ‘safeguarding vulnerable patients’ – which was adapted for delivery online in response to restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
That feedback indicated that the adapted online course was well-received and, overall, it compared favourably with pervious iterations of the blended learning course, which had included a substantial face-to-face teaching component. Students remained engaged with the teaching, and they continued to see the relevance of forensic medicine to their future clinical practice.
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