@misc{10481/73789,
year = {2022},
month = {3},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/73789},
abstract = {Background: The state of alarm declared in Spain in response to the Coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19) has had far-reaching consequences in all areas of life. At the University of
Granada’s (UGR) Faculty of Medicine, online teaching was implemented immediately without
any preexisting plan. Second-year undergraduates in medicine, particularly those enrolled in
the subject ‘Bases of Internal Medicine,’ would normally undergo clinical skills circuits in faceto-
face group settings.
Objective: To facilitate undergraduates’ acquisition of specific transversal skills by means of
an integrated online working system.
Design: Before the pandemic, teaching/learning methods consisted of 1) face-to-face group
work; 2) teletutoring; 3) written work uploaded to the PRADO online platform for marking by
the teletutor; and 4) presentation of written work to the group. As a result of the lockdown,
presentations in class were suspended and replaced by online presentations. The means
adopted by students in online presentations were freely chosen using various communication
techniques: linear projection systems (6); acting/simulation (4); dramatization (1); and roleplaying
(1).
Results: The number of online clinical skills circuits developed was 12, one for each of the
clinical skills circuits established for imparting this subject. A total of 12 presentations were
made by the 10 groups, each lasting 15 minutes followed by a 5-minute discussion to settle
any questions raised. The presentations were marked jointly by the teaching staff, coordinator,
and students.
Conclusions: The transference of classroom learning to the online environment proved an
essential resource for teaching/learning clinical/practical skills during the lockdown, which
have never before been imparted at distance.},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
keywords = {Home learning},
keywords = {COVID-19},
keywords = {Medical student},
keywords = {Blended learning},
keywords = {Clinical skills circuits},
keywords = {Internal medicine},
title = {An example of adaptation: experience of virtual clinical skills circuits of internal medicine students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada (Spain) during the COVID-19 pandemic},
doi = {10.1080/10872981.2022.2040191},
author = {Cárdenas Cruz, Antonio and Gómez Moreno, Gerardo and Matas Lara, Ana and Romero Palacios, Pedro José and Parrilla Ruiz, Francisco Manuel},
}