Virtual skills-training in urology : Teaching at the Technical University of Munich during the COVID-19-pandemic

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic presents the challenge for medical education to teach practical skills without practical training. To provide an alternative to hands-on training during the COVID-19 lockdown, we created a virtual curriculum to teach practical skills using videos combined with online exams on a virtual e‑learning platform. The goal was to convey different theoretical and practical aspects of urology.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The videos were produced by department employees using a predefined concept. The students had access to the virtual curriculum via the university's Moodle e‑learning platform. To assess the success of training, participating students had to pass an online exam about the curriculum's contents, followed by an evaluation of the course.

RESULTS: A total of 164 participants took part in the virtual curriculum. The overall evaluation and feedback was very positive. The acceptance of the virtual alternative to hands-on teaching was high.

DISCUSSION: The virtual curriculum offered a fast and contactless alternative to the regular hands-on teaching.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Der Urologe. Ausg. A - 60(2021), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 484-490

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Virtueller Praktikumstag Urologie : Studentenunterricht an der Technischen Universität München in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie

Beteiligte Personen:

Kidess, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Schmid, Sebastian C [VerfasserIn]
Pollak, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Gschwend, Jürgen E [VerfasserIn]
Berberat, Pascal O [VerfasserIn]
Autenrieth, Michael E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Evaluation
Hands-on training
Journal Article
Practical training
Video

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Date Completed 09.04.2021

Date Revised 21.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00120-020-01431-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319970523