1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2021
  4. IWISH
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2021.iwish.010

A Proust-like questionnaire for anatomy distance learning: a report on the experience of the 1st year pharmacy undergraduates

  • a Katia Cortese , 
  • b Marco Frascio 
  • a Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, School of Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • b Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, School of Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • b IRCCS Policlinic San Martino Hospital, General Surgery Unit, Genoa, Italy
Cite as
Cortese K., Frascio M.  (2021). A Proust-like questionnaire for anatomy distance learning: a report on the experience of the 1st year pharmacy undergraduates. Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Healthcare (IWISH 2021), pp. 64-67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2021.iwish.010

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a shift to virtual education as temporary solution applied as learning strategy. This study was designed to understand the emotional challenges and opinions regarding remote teaching of anatomy on 1st year pharmacy students. A multiple open-ended Proust-like questionnaire was designed. The majority of students (62.6%) appreciated the possibility to attend both the online classes or the recorded lessons at will, while 24.4% enjoyed the possibility to attend the lessons without traveling and in the comfort of their homes.  68% affirmed to take advantage of internet (mainly Google search, You Tube videos as additional tools. Students fear failure of WI-FI connection (59.6%) and the accidental turning on of the camera or microphone (40.4%). The students afford a full day of distance learning relaxed and confident (68.4%), while 31.6% with indolence and lack of motivation. 53% of students would be happier and more interested to face to face classes due to easier interactions with the teacher and companions, but the 42.6% declare any difference between the two teaching modalities. The take home message of this experience is that some aspects of the remote learning may be useful especially for students living far from the University and that for future anatomy education a relevant modification could be the blended mode of teaching in presence and online mode.

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