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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Online mentoring of medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: Another new normal.

Ambreen Usmani, Manal Imran, Quratulain Javaid, Junaid Tariq

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ambreen UsmaniProf Ambreen Usmani, MBBS, MPhil (Anatomy), MCPH (HPE), PGD (Bioethics), PhD (Anatomy). Professor of Anatomy, Deputy Director Medical Education, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Manal ImranMs. Manal Imran, 1 Year MBBS. Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Quratulain JavaidQuratulain Javaid, MBBS, PGD (Bioethics), MPhil (Anatomy) Associate Professor of Anatomy Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Junaid TariqMr. Junaid Tariq, MSc (Statistics). College of Physicians and Surgeons, Karachi, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the impact of online mentoring sessions on the students during the pandemic time. Methods: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi. The total study duration was 5 months from March 2021 to July 2021. Quantitative research design was used. Categorical data was scored on a three point Likert scale (1= 'Disagree', 2= 'Neutral' and 3= 'Agree'). Frequencies and percentages were calculated to determine the impact of online mentoring. Results: Sixty two percent of 2 Conclusion: The study suggested that students were overall satisfied with the online mentoring sessions. They do have certain apprehensions like privacy and confidentiality issues but on the whole, they considered this medium as being a powerful one in times of the pandemic.

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COVID-19Medical studentsMentoringOnlinePandemic

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PMID36415232
PMCPMC9676565

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