An Online Teaching Resource to Support UK Medical Student Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Account.
CAPSULE
COVID-19
UK medical school
digital learning platform
Journal
Advances in medical education and practice
ISSN: 1179-7258
Titre abrégé: Adv Med Educ Pract
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101562700
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
06
09
2021
accepted:
22
10
2021
entrez:
22
11
2021
pubmed:
23
11
2021
medline:
23
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This paper describes the development and use of the bespoke digital learning resource CAPSULE (Clinical and Professional Studies Unique Learning Environment) which was launched UK wide in May 2020 to facilitate the delivery of core learning content for UK medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. CAPSULE is a digital learning resource comprising case-based scenarios and multiple-choice questions, encompassing all undergraduate medical specialities and supported by a pan-speciality editorial board. Following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and loss of face-to-face learning opportunities, CAPSULE was made available to all UK medical schools in May 2020. Following a global content review and edit and UK wide rollout, over 41,000 medical students and 3200 faculty registered as users. Approximately 1.5 million cases were completed in the first 12 months of use by up to 4500 distinct monthly users. Feedback from both students and faculty has been highly positive. CAPSULE continues to be used within UK medical schools and has allowed an entire cohort of medical students to access core curriculum content and progress their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future directions may include further integration into UK medical school curricula, enhancement of platform functionality and potential expansion on an international scale.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34803422
doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S337544
pii: 337544
pmc: PMC8599888
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1317-1327Informations de copyright
© 2021 Karunaratne et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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