Table 2 Changes in teaching methods during the pandemic and association with student reported overall negative impact on medical student training
Total | Reported an overall negative impact on medical student training | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Yes (%) | No (%) | p-value+ | |
Total | 1604 (100%) | 1305 (81.4%) | 299 (18.6%) | .. |
Non-virtual methods | ||||
Lectures | ||||
Declined | 941 (100%) | 814 (86.5%) | 127 (13.5%) | < 0.001 |
Did not report decline* | 663 (100%) | 491 (74.1%) | 172 (25.9%) | |
Tutorials | ||||
Declined | 808 (100%) | 691 (85.5%) | 117 (14.5%) | < 0.001 |
Did not report decline* | 796 (100%) | 614 (77.1%) | 182 (22.9%) | |
Ward based teaching session | ||||
Declined | 967 (100%) | 825 (85.3%) | 142 (14.7%) | < 0.001 |
Did not report decline* | 637 (100%) | 480 (75.4%) | 157 (24.6%) | |
Theatre sessions | ||||
Declined | 826 (100%) | 697 (84.4%) | 129 (15.6%) | 0.001 |
Did not report decline* | 778 (100%) | 608 (78.1%) | 170 (21.9%) | |
Conferences | ||||
Declined | 626 (100%) | 532 (85%) | 94 (15%) | 0.003 |
Did not report decline* | 978 (100%) | 773 (79%) | 205 (21%) | |
Simulation sessions | ||||
Declined | 574 (100%) | 498 (86.8%) | 76 (13.2%) | < 0.001 |
Did not report decline* | 1030 (100%) | 807 (78.3%) | 223 (21.7%) | |
Virtual methods | ||||
Online lectures | ||||
Increased | 1476 (100%) | 1191 (80.7%) | 285 (19.3%) | 0.020 |
Did not report increase** | 128 (100%) | 114 (89.1%) | 14 (10.9%) | |
Online tutorials, webinars or conferences | ||||
Increased | 1369 (100%) | 1101 (80.4%) | 268 (19.6%) | 0.020 |
Did not report increase** | 235 (100%) | 204 (86.8%) | 31 (13.2%) | |