Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP7 - 04
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Title
Building International Bridges and Alliances Through Virtual Platforms: An Online Pediatric Lecture Series
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Electronic learning (e-learning) has become an important resource to facilitate learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, e-learning provides a unique avenue to support medical education beyond geographical boundaries and allows students from different institutions to learn collaboratively.
Summary of the Innovation
An online 'Pediatric Lectures Series' was developed for medical students locally and at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to supplement their learning during interruption to their clinical duties. Live, hour-long online lectures were offered twice-per-week for a one-month pilot. All recorded lectures were made available to students for review at their convenience. After the pilot, 83 students completed a survey to gauge reactions and engagement. Post series quizzes were sent out 2, 4 and 6 months after the pilot to assess knowledge retention.
Conclusion
Student feedback highlighted the use of Zoom polling, Kahoot quizzes, and assignment of two lecturers per session as important to their learning. The additional lecturer allowed for synchronous clarification without disruption to the presenter. 86.8% agreed or strongly agreed that their knowledge base changed after the series and 79.5% reported comfort with approaching a pediatric patient after the series. 71% expressed interest in continuing the series after returning to clinical duties. The most reported barrier to attendance was internet connection (44%) but 72% of learners still preferred being able to attend the live lectures. This project shows promise that e-learning can support medical education in low resource settings both during and after COVID-19. It also offers an avenue for students to learn collaboratively and gain appreciation for variation in practice and resources globally.
Keyword 1
Global Health
Keyword 2
E-learning
Keyword 3
Virtual Series
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
- Clinical Context
- Distance Learning
- E-Learning/Technology
- Global Health
- Lectures
- Quality improvement
Additional Theme (First choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Michelle schneeweiss
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
