The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Medical Education: A Case Study at a Public University in Romania

Kamer-Ainur Aivaz and Daniel Teodorescu
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Kamer-Ainur Aivaz: Department of Economics, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900527 Constanta, Romania
Daniel Teodorescu: Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: The spread of COVID-19 in 2020 forced universities around the world to transfer on-site education to a virtual environment. The main goal of this study was to compare the experiences regarding online learning of students in programs that require clinical experiences with those of students in programs that do not require such experiences. The authors hypothesized that the switch to online instruction has affected medical students more profoundly than other students. Using a convenience sample of students at a Romanian university, the researchers explored differences between the two groups related to technical and personal problems, course quality, and instructional strategies used by faculty. The results indicate that medical students who could not participate in clinical experiences were significantly less satisfied with the transition to online learning than students in other programs. One implication of these results is that faculty teaching in medical schools need to improve in three areas related to online course quality: pedagogy, course content, and course preparation.

Keywords: course quality; instructional practices; online education; online learning; personal problems; technical problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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