مقاله انگلیسی آموزش مجازی در طول COVID-19 و بعد از آن
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Problem
The Children’s Mercy Kansas City Neurology Division has 113 division members (23 faculty, 16 advanced practice nurses (APRNs), five residents/fellows, 27 nurses, and 42 other learners) across five locations, which creates obstacles for engaging learners in educational conferences. Although previously some conferences were live-streamed, lectures were not recorded, and most were attended solely by trainees and a few select faculty. However, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and social distancing prompted rapid development and implementation of a complete virtual curriculum.
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We created a neurology education group using Microsoft Teams, including all clinical and nonclinical members in our division. Within one week of beginning social distancing, we offered an average of four live virtual lectures per week, increased from two weekly lectures before COVID-19. Leaders promoted participation of all neurology division members, and decreased clinical load (secondary to COVID-19 restrictions) facilitated time for lecture preparation and attendance. Lectures covered diverse topics, including quality improvement and leadership development, in addition to clinical neurology. We tracked attendance and recorded and stored all lectures and supplementary materials in Microsoft Teams. We emailed a REDCap survey1,2 at the end of the third and fourth weeks of virtual education, and again after three months, with personalized reminders to complete the survey every two days for one week. Questions addressed participation and contribution to education, as well as perceived benefits and drawbacks of the curriculum.