Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance and academic experience of undergraduate interns
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Academic Performance, Professional Practice, Education Medical, Coronavirus Infections
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact and high cost on the education of physicians that has not been determined in the long term.
Objective: To determine the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate interns and how it affected their academic training.
Material and methods: Mixed study. Qualifications of the bimonthly departmental exam from 2018 to 2020 of the FACMED-UNAM internal doctors were reviewed, the focus group technique was used to investigate their experience and repercussions during the pandemic.
Results: The grade point average for 18-19 was 70.76+/- 10.12. In 2020 76.19+/-10.66 (p = 0.000). In the CDMX 2018-2019 an average 70,405+/-10,156 against 71.97+/- 10.28 of foreign headquarters (p > 0.05). In 2020, the capital’s headquarters an average of 77.02+/-10.31 against 73.86+/-11.296 in the interior (p = 0.000). When comparing the bimonthly ratings, there were no significant differences in 2018 and 2019; However, in 2020 there is an increase from 69.40 +/-9.538 to 79.39 +/-10.709.
Conclusions: The ratings for 2020 had better results in relation to 2018 and 2019, they were higher in capital cities in relation to foreign ones. The retrospective perception of the inmates was that they had more time to study thematic contents and less pressure in the care work; They stated that they would have preferred to stay in their rotations, with the necessary protective equipment to avoid getting infected.
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