The Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Dosimetry Education: Students' Perception on the Effectiveness of Program's
Mahsa Dehghanpour1, Jamie Baker1
1Medical Dosimetry Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Professions, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Abstract:
In early 2020, many medical dosimetry programs began to offer lectures and clinical rotations remotely in response to COVID-19. Faculty instituted an IRB-approved study to investigate the effectiveness of medical dosimetry educational programs' immediate response to COVID-19 and modifications to teaching practices during the pandemic. The Program Response to COVID-19 Effectiveness Questionnaire (PRCEQ) survey was developed to measure students' perceptions of their learning experience during COVID-19. The subject of the study was the medical dosimetry current and former student population who received modified education delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study suggests that generally students are satisfied with the quality of their virtual didactic and clinical education as well as communication between faculty and students and students to students. Programs should develop strategies to engage students during the virtual classes to motivate them to learn; utilize a variety of formats for the evaluation of students' learning, incorporate activities to help students make connections with real-world clinical situations, and schedule clinical visits for students to learn tasks that require their physical presence in clinic.
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