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Moussa S, Oliel S, Ouchene L, Ridha Z, Powell M, Alhalees Z, Iannattone L, Gomez-Garibello C, Besner Morin C, Mathieu S, Veilleux M, Netchiporouk E. Montreal Derm FilEZ: Validation of an Online Dermatology Educational Platform for Medical Dermatology Residents, a Randomized Control Trial. J Cutan Med Surg 2024; 28:198-200. [PMID: 38174856 DOI: 10.1177/12034754231223148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Sarah Moussa
- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Mielke AM, Ghanem M, Back DA, Fröhlich S, Herbstreit S, Seemann RJ. Medical studies in times of a pandemic - concepts of digital teaching for Orthopaedics and Trauma at german universities. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 23:257. [PMID: 37072739 PMCID: PMC10112299 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04213-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on-site classroom teaching became limited at most German medical universities. This caused a sudden demand for digital teaching concepts. How the transfer from classroom to digital teaching or digitally assisted teaching was conducted was decided by each university and/or department individually. As a surgical discipline, Orthopaedics and Trauma have a particular focus on hands-on teaching as well as direct contact to patients. Therefore, specific challenges in designing digital teaching concepts were expected to arise. Aim of this study was to evaluate medical teaching at German universities one year into the pandemic as well as to identify potentials and pitfalls in order to develop possible optimization approaches. METHODS A questionnaire with 17 items was designed and sent to the professors in charge of organising the teaching in Orthopaedics and Trauma at each medical university. A differentiation between Orthopaedics and Trauma was not made to allow a general overview. We collected the answers and conducted a qualitative analysis. RESULTS We received 24 replies. Each university reported a substantial reduction of their classroom teaching and efforts to transfer their teaching to digital formats. Three sites were able to switch to digital teaching concepts completely, whereas others tried to enable classroom and bedside teaching at least for students of higher edcuational levels. The online platforms used varied depending on the university as well as the format it was supposed to support. CONCLUSION One year into the pandemic significant differences concerning the proportions of classroom and digital teaching for Orthopaedics and Trauma can be observed. Simultaneously huge differences in concepts used to create digital teaching are present. Since a complete suspense of classroom teaching was never mandatory, several universities developed hygiene concepts to enable hands-on and bedside teaching. Despite these differences, some similarities were observed: the lack of time and personnel to generate adequate teaching material was reported as the leading challenge by all participants of this study.
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- Anna-Maria Mielke
- Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13357, Berlin, Germany.
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany.
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Digitalization at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany.
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13357, Berlin, Germany
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Digitalization at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Dieter Scheffner Center for Medical Education and Educational Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Clinic for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Orthopaedic Clinic and Polyclinic, University Clinics Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13357, Berlin, Germany
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Teaching at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft (AG) for Digitalization at German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
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Bird EC, Pettepher CC, Ball MAZ, Goswami P, Lyons E, Reed SC, Splittgerber R, Osheroff N. Zooming into the COVID Era Together. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2022; 32:1183-1188. [PMID: 36124041 PMCID: PMC9476443 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-022-01611-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The pre-clinical medical school curriculum provides students with extraordinary experiences in preparation to become physicians. However, it was not originally designed to be delivered remotely. The COVID-19 pandemic promptly threw the medical education process into unforeseen circumstances. A model of student-faculty collaboration created to address new challenges and implement practical solutions rapidly is presented. This model was used effectively to respond to pre-clinical educational interruptions that were imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain high-quality training. Our experience provides valuable insights and lessons learned that can be applied to the ongoing pandemic response and to future educational challenges.
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- Emily C. Bird
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Medical Education and Administration, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Medical Education and Administration, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212 USA
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Bednar ED, Doiron PR, Abu-Hilal M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Dermatology Residents: A Cross Sectional Survey Study. J Cutan Med Surg 2021; 26:325-326. [PMID: 34781757 DOI: 10.1177/12034754211058397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- E Dimitra Bednar
- 12362 Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- 7989 Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 12362 Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,152997 Division of Dermatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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