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- Title
COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Promote Digital Professionalism.
- Authors
Karunakaran, Rohini; P. S., Srikumar
- Abstract
Background: The COVID pandemic and the regulatory constraints imposed shifted the teaching-learning and assessment activities from face-to-face to remote online mode. The students and staff were isolated socially and took to social media and other online platforms for communication, teaching-learning and entertainment. And following this, we had adverse posts on Facebook, reports of unprofessional behaviour during online teaching-learning sessions and various incidences of misconduct. Description: The Deanery discussed these issues and decided to incorporate aspects of professionalism during our online teaching-learning sessions. The areas of misconduct were identified as inappropriate posts on social media, communication with staff and students and absenteeism. Disruptive behaviour during teaching-learning sessions and other online academic activities, maintaining privacy and confidentiality were also areas of concern. We conducted briefing sessions for the batch, group discussions with students, explained professionalism and monitored attendance during all online sessions. Outcome: After the first few months of remote teaching-learning and social isolation, the attendance improved dramatically, the disruptive behaviour during the academic session stopped completely. There were no adverse posts on social media and the students learned to communicate politely and professionally with the staff and each other. Conclusion: Social media and online teaching-learning activities are here to stay and we need to address and promote professionalism. Our interventions, though brief, had improved professionalism among our students. We could plan for structured longitudinal integrated digital modules of professionalism in future, considering the pervasive presence of social media in the life of a medical student.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL isolation; SOCIAL media
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 2022, Vol 16, p17
- ISSN
0973-709X
- Publication type
Article