Developing and Measuring Effectiveness of a Distance Learning Dermatology Course: A Prospective Observational Study

Cutis. 2022 Apr;109(4):228-230. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0500.

Abstract

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions transitioned to online learning or participation in telehealth as a substitute for clinical rotations. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Bethesda, Maryland) relied heavily on e-learning during this time as an alternative means for meeting educational objectives. We report the positive results of a prospective study evaluating short-term information recall and comprehension as well as students' confidence in their ability to apply course objectives over 3 months of an online distance learning (DL) dermatology course.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Dermatology*
  • Education, Distance* / methods
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Prospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2