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ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2021

Changing Student Perception of an Online Integrated Structured Clinical Examination During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sashiananthan Ganesananthan, Chunhei Li, Anastasia Donnir, Anthony Anthony, Timothy Woo, Agata P Zielinska, Ankur Khajuria

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Article in Advances in medical education and practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sashiananthan GanesananthanCardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7503-7527
Chunhei LiCardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Anastasia DonnirCardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Anthony AnthonyUniversity Hospital Wales, NHS Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Timothy WooCardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Agata P ZielinskaImperial College London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ankur KhajuriaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Cardiff University · GBImperial College London · GBUniversity Hospital of Wales · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has created a hiatus in in-person clinical assessments due to safety and logistical concerns. We aimed to evaluate student perception and utility of an online Integrated Structured Clinical Examinations (ISCEs) during the pandemic.

methodsFinal-year medical students from a single institution were offered an online mock ISCE through a student-to-student ("near-peer") teaching-programme. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted pre- and post-online mock ISCE.

resultsSixty-four students completed the study. Pre- and post-data showed an increase in confidence (p<0.0001), less worry regarding the online format (p<0.0001) and less anxiety about excelling in ISCEs (p<0.001). Students felt that having done the mock, an online format would more positively affect their overall performance (p=0.007).

conclusionThis study demonstrates a positive change in student perception and confidence in online ISCEs. Online ISCEs are thus feasible, though sole reliance on this format may provide an incomplete assessment of student's overall clinical competency.

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clinical assessmentCOVID-19medical educationnear-peeronlinestudent perception

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