Student satisfaction in clinical area subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic in a medical school

• Published in: Frontiers in education (Lausanne) Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Diaz-Lazo, Anibal, Alvarez-Risco, Aldo, Córdova Rosales, Carlo, Cori Rosales, Sandra, Ruiz-Aquino, Mely, Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla, Davies, Neal M., Mejia, Christian R., Yáñez, Jaime A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 08.01.2024
• Subjects: COVID-19; medical school; Peru; student satisfaction; university students
• ISSN: 2504-284X; 2504-284X
• DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1217317

IntroductionCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 had an impact on health and education, among other subjects. It caused changes in teaching medicine. The objective of the study was to determine student satisfaction in the subjects of the clinical area in a medical school during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.MethodsThe current study has an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 119 students. Inclusion criteria included being a student enrolled in the 2021–2022 semester, between the VI and XII semesters in a medical school.ResultsIt was found that the median age was 21  years; 68 (57.1%) were men. Overall student satisfaction was 67.1%. High student satisfaction was found in the dimension development of professional skills (84.9%), achievement of student expectations (69.7%), and virtual assistance (67.2%) at a medium level of student satisfaction. Flexibility in learning (64.7%), the use of infrastructure and facilities (61.7%), and the use of educational resources (61.3%) were reported.DiscussionThe students were generally satisfied with the dynamic communication of the teachers, especially concerning promoting student participation (79%).