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SMJS Volume 3 Issue 1, Page 33- Page 40
VIRTUAL BEDSIDE TEACHING IN GENERAL SURGERY BLOCK – AN EXPERIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT QASSIM UNIVERSITY, SAUDI ARABIA.
Sajad Ahmad Salati, Hayfa Alolayan, Waleed Almiman, Leena Alqarawi
Background: Due to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, the bedside component of teaching during the undergraduate General Surgery block was switched to virtual online learning. Interactive case reports were created, and the utilization by the students was analyzed.
Material & Methods: A total of 10 common general surgical scenarios were discussed with virtual sessions distributed over the block with PowerPoint files containing ample images and videos depicting the clinical features of relevance. The impact was studied in a survey conducted to see the students' direct feedback, and the results were analyzed.
Results: The direct feedback and the students' evaluation results on the virtual bedside teaching were consistently positive. On average, 87.5% of the registered students participated in the activity, and the willingness to participate in the sessions was maintained. The clinical assessment showed an improvement compared to the previous three years, and the satisfaction level of students was high though many difficulties were expressed with the tool.
Conclusion: Virtual bedside teaching with the help of interactive history building, steps to examination, images, and videos is a successful addition to medical education tools. It has the potential to serve as an alternative teaching method when patient contact is not possible due to the Covid-19 pandemic-like situations and otherwise also if the variety of the available cases in the teaching hospital is low.
To cite this article: Salati SA, Alolayan H, Almiman W, Alqarawi L. Virtual Bedside Teaching In General Surgery Block – An Experience During The Covid-19 Pandemic At Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J Students. 2022;3(1). 33-40
