Medicine
Permanent URI for this communityhttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/12
This repository contains the published and unpublished research of the Faculty of Medicine by the staff members of the faculty
Browse
4 results
Search Results
Item Psychological impact of COVID-19 among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students: Preliminary results(Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2022) Abayabandara-Herath, T.; Premaratne, I.; Ediriweera, D.; Chandratilake, M.; Hapangama, A.Previous studies report that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative effect on the psychological wellbeing of medical students. We aimed to determine the psychological impact of COVID-19 and its associated factors among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students, using online versions of a demographic questionnaire and the validated Sinhala and Tamil versions of the DASS-21. Of the 418 students, majority were females, aged between 20-25 years. In the study group, 40 (9.6%), 105 (25.1%) and 7 (1.6%) of participants scored above the cut-offs for the depression, anxiety and stress subscales of the DASS-21 respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be associated with a negative impact as measured by the DASS-21 scale among this group of medical students.Item Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Education: Insights and Recommendations(South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education (SEARAME), 2020) Niriella, M.A.; Chandratilake, M.; de Silva, S.T.; de Silva, A.P.ABSTRACT: Disruptions in medical education are inevitable as healthcare systems across the world are set to be further stretched with the increasing burden of COVID-19 pandemic. Given the risks of nosocomial infection and other unique, similar challenges, there is difficulty in adapting required changes in medical education, particularly for the medical students and training junior doctors. This paper discusses the different elements affecting and the widespread impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medical education. It concludes with strategies to minimize the impact of these factors and a call to action for the medical education system to adapt so it can meet the needs of healthcare learners during this pandemic and beyond. These include online learning, telemedicine and simulations that may help in both teaching/learning and assessment in basic and clinical education. The adaptation of these approaches, however, should be based on the intended learning outcomes and availability of resources. Teaching/learning strategies to develop reasoning skill and increasing the focus on formative assessments appears to be a fundamental requirement in the current context. The programme should adopt flexibility and collaboration as the guiding principles to mitigate the ill-effects of the pandemic on medical education. KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Pandemic, Medical education, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Continuing, ImpactItem Perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: facing the challenges and learning the lessons(Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2020) Marambe, K.; Chandratilake, M.; Ponnamperuma, G.No abstract availableItem Global perspectives on Covid-19 from the editorial board.(Blackwell Pub., 2020) Thistlethwaite, J.; Locke, R.; Buckley, S.; Chandratilake, M.; Jensen, G.; Schalkwyk, S.; Weller-Newton, J.No abstract available.