Open AccessVirtual undergraduate teaching assistantships of pediatrics and social network medical education: a successful experience at an university in the south of Rio de Janeiro
Author(s) -
Aléxia Alves Cabral,
Lorena Araújo Silva Dias,
Gabriele Alves dos Anjos,
Silvia Souza Salvato,
Marcelle Godinho Fonseca,
Gabriel José Gerpe Garin Borges,
Clarisse Pereira Dias Drumond Fortes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista eletrônica acervo saúde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2178-2091
DOI - 10.25248/reas.e7440.2021
Subject(s) - teamwork , adaptation (eye) , medical education , flexibility (engineering) , consolidation (business) , psychology , medicine , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , political science , law , accounting , business
Objective: To highlight the changes and adaptations resulted from COVID-19 in Medical Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships (UTA) activities at an University in the south of Rio de Janeiro, emphasize the importance of education in health through social networks and enrich the scientific literature with the theme of virtual distance learning in Medicine. Experience report: The adaptation of the UTA to the virtual environment prevented to be interrupted the development of effective communication and teaching skills, which are important bases for medical training, promoting the continuity of teaching, albeit in a limited way. Be that as it may, being an undergraduate teaching assistant in a virtual class leads to the consolidation and detailing of knowledge, providing flexibility in the learning process, encouraging the development of teaching and digital skills, teamwork, use of different resources and collaborative performance. This fact stands out the role of the medical student in the teaching-learning process, especially at a time of new experiences and adaptations. Final considerations: It is necessary to evaluate how medical education has been harmed or benefited by the changes arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and how it will have a long-term impact on medical training.