ENSINO REMOTO DE URGÊNCIAS E EMERGÊNCIAS EM GRADUAÇÃO DE MEDICINA DURANTE A COVID-19 EM UMA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of students of the medical course at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) about the disciplines of urgency and clinical emergencies in the modality of remote emergency teaching (EER) offered during the coronavirus pandemic in 2019 (COVID-19). 19). A cross-sectional study was carried out with a quantitative approach, based on the application of an online questionnaire. The sample consisted of 108 medical students from UFPB, João Pessoa-PB, Brazil, who attended remote clinical urgency and emergency courses. The mean age was 22.8 (± 3.9 years), among which 56 were women (51.9%). Most dedicated themselves only to studies (81.5%). It was observed that only 59 participants (54.7%) preferred face-to-face teaching, which was an unexpected result, as it was believed that a higher percentage would have such a preference, in the case of essentially practical disciplines. A positive statistical association was found between white color and preference for the EER, which may be associated with issues of social inequalities. The main advantages of EER reported were convenience (84.3%), flexible hours (76.9%), security (64.8%) and access to content (60.2%). The main disadvantages related to the EER were mental lack of concentration (63.9%) and home environment tasks that interfered with classes (51.9%). It was concluded that, among white students with easy logistical access to the internet, the EER modality was well accepted and a greater preference was noted than predicted by the EER in practical disciplines. These results suggest that hybrid teaching can be evaluated in the learning of medical students.