1Dr. Arockia Philip Raj A; MD(Psychiatry)DPM, 2Farooq Khudhair Shamkhi Abboodi, 3Dr. Ciraj Ali Mohammed PhD
1Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University, Oman
2MD6 Student, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University, Oman
3Head of Medical Education Unit, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University, Oman
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmra/v6-i10-55Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT:
Introduction:
The emergence of the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in a sudden change in medical education scene in colleges and universities. These circumstances presented many challenges for higher education faculty and students around the world but especially for medical education programs which were traditionally conducted in a face‐to‐face learning environment.
Methods:
The final year MD students at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, NU were recruited for the study. This final year students had passed out their prefinal during the pandemic period and had faced trials and tribulations related to the same. After informed consent a total of 65 students participated in the focused group discussions.
Results:
Sixty-five students participated in the study after giving consent. Six themes emerged from the thematic analysis of transcripts on difficulties the students faced, and five themes emerged on the coping strategies of students. The themes of the difficulties students faced were lack of clinical experience, technical difficulties, problems in the home environment, the phase problem, the assessments and the anxiety and depressive symptoms. Family support, good food, entertainment, books, and moments of relaxation helped the students cope with the problems they faced during the pandemic.
Conclusion:
The sudden transition to remote learning resulted in several challenges for the medical graduates. Despite these challenges, students demonstrated a remarkable sense of resilience and perseverance which was evident in the way they had coped and moved ahead.
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