Assessing the remote management of Family Medicine education during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic has changed lifestyles, work styles and, of course, training and teaching.

Objective: To evaluate the telematic training of the subject of family medicine at the University of Castilla la Mancha.

Methods: it was proposed to implement a methodology of telematic classes, allowing the student to self-manage their time and receive the contents at distance. The acceptance of the new methodology was subsequently evaluated through satisfaction surveys and the effect of the methodology on the students’ grades was evaluated comparatively.

Results: Favorable results were obtained with a global average for the course of 4.95 out of 5 for the year 2020 and 4.85 and 4.87 for the years 2018 and 2019. The specks obtained above all in the theory exam are higher than that of these years.

Conclusion: It is concluded that the telematic approach is a learning methodology valued positively by the students with a favorable impact on their academic results.