Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Postgraduate Psychiatry Teaching- Learning and Evaluation in India: A Nationwide Survey

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Postgraduate Psychiatry Teaching- Learning and Evaluation in India: A Nationwide Survey

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Background: COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted postgraduate (PG) medical education in India.This study aimed to assess PG teaching, learning, evaluation (TLE), and innovative TLE methods used during the pandemic.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using Google Forms to seek anonymous responses from psychiatry teachers across India.Information about PG TLE, postings in COVID-19 care units, methods of teaching adopted in different settings, marc bolan grab difficulties faced, and methods of evaluation used were sought in responses.Descriptive statistics methods were used for analysis.

Results: The pandemic led to compromised TLE opportunities for the students.Posting of students and teachers in COVID-19 wards for an average of 15 months, students and teachers getting COVID-19, conversion of psychiatry wards to COVID-19 wards, and reduced number of outpatients and inpatients impaired the teaching-learning opportunities.For examination, the evaluation was done rjr-00001 with limited standards, like using dummy patients or case vignettes.A few innovative TLE methods were also used during the pandemic.Conclusions: COVID-19 pandemic had led to sub-optimal PG TLE.

Teachers suggested many alternative and flexible TLE methods and platforms.