Satisfaction with the quality of distance education at a medical university during quarantine measures

Abstract

Problem statement . During the COVID-19 pandemic, basic medical education, traditionally strictly full-time, has been remote for a full academic year. This required significant changes in the structure of approaches to learning, which led to certain features in its quality and personal perception by the subjects of the educational process. The purpose of the study is to develop an approach to improving distance medical education based on data on the satisfaction of the subjects of the educational process. Methodology. Data from the Medical University Semey (MUS) and the Shakarim University Semey (USh) was analysed. The respondents were 450 students of the 4-6th courses of the MUS and 385 students of the 4-5th courses of the USh. A survey was carried out on 98 members of the teaching staff (TS) of the MUS and 105 members of the USh who participated in distance learning programs for the 2020-2021 academic year. Results. MUS students noted the insufficient activity of the teaching staff, the shortcomings of the existing methodological support, and problems of communication on the part of the student prevailed. In USh, the key problems were the lack of communications and equipment, insufficient activity and readiness of the teaching staff. In the opinion of the teachers of both universities, there was insufficient activity of students. The dishonesty of students was also noted. More significant in the medical school was the lack of training of teachers for the implementation of distance learning. Conclusion. Satisfaction of students and teachers with distance learning during COVID-19 remained high, but had problems related to both material and human resources.