Characteristics of medical student education during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Abstract

Introduction. After the last pandemic, the university community faced a number of issues related to the management and conduct of training, so improving the quality of education and training of medical students is relevant. The transition to distance learning on various platforms with all kinds of media support, on the one hand, made it possible not to interrupt the educational process during a difficult period of social restrictions, and on the other hand, created a load and stressed both students and teachers of educational institutions.

Purpose. To assess the impact of changes on the educational process of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the implementation of distance learning technologies and the use of online platforms, and to identify the need for social support measures to reduce academic burnout and improve students’ psychological resilience.

Materials and methods. A comparative observational study was conducted at the Urology Clinic of the Russian University of Medicine, which used an anonymous Internet survey. Two hundred forty eight 4th year medical students were interviewed from 2020 to 2021 and 501 respondents from 2021 to 2022.

Results. Two groups of students were compared, distributed according to a time criterion. The most frequent area of application of social networks in the educational process was consultation with teachers and search for information for educational activities. In relation to distance learning, positive responses were received from 170 respondents (68.55%) in group 1 and 342 (68.26%) in group 2, and negative responses from 68 (27.42%) and 127 (25.35%) respondents, respectively.

Research limitations. A narrow focus on the sample of medical students, which does not reflect the diversity of opinions and experiences in the wider population, as well as conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions. Given the changes in educational activities against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the lack of regulated norms, rules, and support for students and teachers during this period, comprehensive coverage and development of distance learning methods are necessary.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (revised in Fortaleza, Brazil, in October 2013).

Contribution of the authors:
Sukhikh S.O. — collection and processing of material, text writing, editing;
Kazakov N.S. — statistical processing of data, compilation of the list of references;
Stroganov R.Yu. — editing;
Kupriyanov Yu.A. — collection and processing of material, text writing, editing;
Vasiliev A.O. — collection and processing of material, text writing, editing;
Bormotin A.V. — research concept and design, editing;
Bernikov A.N. — research concept and design, editing;
Malkhasyan V.A. — research concept and design, editing;
Gvasalia B.R. — research concept and design, editing;
Govorov A.V. — research concept and design, editing;
Kolontarev K.B. — research concept and design, editing;
Gvozdev M.Yu. — research concept and design, editing;
Zaitsev A.V. — research concept and design, editing;
Khodyreva L.A. — research concept and design, editing;
Dyakov V.V. — editing;
Kasyan G.R. — research concept and design, editing;
Pushkar D.Yu. — research concept and design, editing.
All authors — are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare the absence of obvious and potential conflicts of interest in connection with the publication of this article.

Received: May 29, 2024 / Accepted: October 3, 2024 / Published: November 6, 2024

About the authors

Sergey O. Sukhikh

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department

Email: docsukhikh@gmail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3840-0259

PhD (Medicine), urologist, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: docsukhikh@gmail.ru

Nikita S. Kazakov

Russian University of Medicine

Email: drnikitakazakov@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-5983-0795

Postgraduate, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: drnikitakazakov@gmail.com

Roman V. Stroganov

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine; Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department

Email: r.v.stroganov@gmail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5529-1787

PhD (Medicine), urologist, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: r.v.stroganov@gmail.ru

Yuri A. Kupriyanov

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine; Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department

Email: dr.kupriynov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5807-7591

PhD (Medicine), urologist, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: dr.kupriynov@mail.ru

Alexander O. Vasiliev

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine; Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department

Email: alexvasilyev@me.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5468-0011

PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation; oncourology, Division No. 80, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: alexvasilyev@me.com

Aleksey V. Bormotin

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: avbormotin@icloud.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6835-0117

PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: avbormotin@icloud.com

Alexander N. Bernikov

Russian University of Medicine

Email: bernikov@mac.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8361-585X

PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: bernikov@mac.com

Vigen A. Malkhasyan

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: vigenmalkhasyan@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2993-884X

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation; Head, Urology Division No. 66, Botkin Mnicipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: vigenmalkhasyan@gmail.com

Badri R. Gvasalia

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: bgvasalia@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-8370-4392

DSc (Medicine), Professor, urologist, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: bgvasalia@gmail.com

Alexander V. Govorov

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: dr.govorov@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3299-0574

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation; Head, Oncourology Division No. 80, Botkin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: dr.govorov@gmail.com

Konstantin B. Kolontarev

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: kb80@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4511-5998

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: kb80@yandex.ru

Michael Yu. Gvozdev

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: m.gvozdev@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8684-9336

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation; urologist, Department of Urology No. 66, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: m.gvozdev@mail.ru

Andreir V. Zaytsev

Russian University of Medicine

Email: zaitcevandrew@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3044-1424

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: zaitcevandrew@mail.ru

Lyubov A. Khodyreva

Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department

Email: khodyreva60@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0751-4982

DSc (Medicine), Head of the Urology GMO, Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, 115088, Russian Federation

e-mail: khodyreva60@mail.ru

Vladimir V. Dyakov

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: diakovvv@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-2961-1688

PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: diakovvv@yandex.ru

George R. Kasyan

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Email: g.kasyan@outlook.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7919-2217

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation

e-mail: g.kasyan@outlook.com

Dmitry Yu. Pushkar

City Clinical Hospital named after S.P. Botkin of Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian University of Medicine

Author for correspondence.
Email: pushkardm@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6096-5723

DSc (Medicine), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head, Department of Urology, Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, 127473, Russian Federation; Head, Moscow Urological Centre, Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, 125284, Russian Federation

e-mail: pushkardm@mail.ru

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