Abstract

Shreshtha Pandey*, Sandeep Bhelkar and Uday W. Narlawar

ABSTRACT

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been presenting substantial challenges for medical education. Instructors must deliver lectures safely as well as ensure the integrity and continuity of the medical education process. It is therefore important to study the impact of Covid 19 on medical education. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 325 undergraduate Medical Students and Interns in a tertiary care hospital in Central India using propability proportional to size sampling. The study involved a questionnaire requarding impact of Covid 19 on Medical education that was distributed as Google Form by means of social media. Results: Study participants belonged to the age group of 18-30 years.54% were Male and 46% were Female.95.4% study participants used smart phones for medical education.50.2% had suspended or postponed educational programme due to pandemic.56% faculty suspended clinical training program due to the COVID-19 pandemic Conclusions: The study results shows that Covid 19 continues to have significant impact on medical education. As we face the prospect of further waves of virus transmission, we must take certain measures and make changes to minimize the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on medical education and on the progression of training.