Evaluation of the satisfaction levels of medical students with anatomy education in the COVID-19 pandemic process: Anatomy education in the COVID-19 pandemic

Fikri Özdemir; Murat Gölpinar; Hande Salim

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7953600

Authors

Fikri Özdemir Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Çorum, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-3161
Murat Gölpinar Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Çorum, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-5993
Hande Salim Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Çorum, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-9526

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7953600

Keywords:

Anatomy education, COVID-19, online education, students’ opinions, survey

Abstract

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, online education was started in order to continue education in the medical faculty. The aim of our study is to evaluate the satisfaction degree with the Anatomy education of the students of the medical faculty of Hitit University during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: 2nd and 3rd-grade medical faculty students of Hitit University were included in our study. A total of 146 students participated, 56 (38.4%) males and 90 (61.6%) females. The survey questions were prepared in Google forms and sent to the students online. The answers given to the survey were analyzed statistically according to grades.

Results: Among the disadvantages of taking anatomy lessons remotely, keeping away from the classroom environment was the most marked. Most of the students wanted post-pandemic education to continue with online education supported by face-to-face education (62; 42%). No statistically significant difference was found between the grades in the answers given to the questionnaire (p>0.05). The fact that there was no difference between the grades was an indication that they received anatomy education in line with the same quality and facilities in both grades.

Conclusion: The feedbacks of the medical faculty students will contribute to the efficiency of anatomy education and to increase the efficiency and quality of anatomy education.

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