Authors :
Noemi F. Formaran EdD; Safia Lucille B. Barbacena; Hanna Zealu Ysabel V.Apolinar; Antoinette Jannah A. Ilagan; Arman G. Inso Jr.; Lea Therese C. Irac; Ember EliyahM. Rueda
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7767526
Abstract :
To better comprehend the perspectives of
Filipino virtual medical students who deviated from the
traditional method of learning medicine, this study
focuses on their experiences.
Methods: This study utilized the phenomenological
research design. Conceptualizations of the respondents'
articulations, which were obtained through a semistructured interview via Zoom, have been discovered
using phenomenology as the research design.
Transcribing the replies from emic to etic and then
conducting a cold to warm analysis of the data helped
uncover the emerging themes. The member-checking
technique was used to ensure the validity of the data.
Findings: The outcomes were the following variables:
Personal Productivity, Educational Wellbeing, and
Academic Challenge. Personal Productivity of Filipino
Medical Students, which comprises the subthemes selfmotivation, self-evaluation, and self-imposition, is being
affected by virtual learning through various aspirations
and lack of patient interaction. Virtual learning also has
an impact on the Educational Wellbeing of Filipino
medical students, particularly in the areas of stress
management, support system management, and mental
health management. It was found that while students
experienced the lack of social support, they also relied on
physical fitness and other reflective activities to become
more emotionally and mentally stable. Academic
Challenges in virtual learning, such as self-adaptation,
simulative immersion, and technical application, are
faced by Filipino medical students. In overcoming
difficulties with virtual learning, such as power
shortages, students have shown innovation and
adaptability. Students have also discovered other
methods to complete medical simulation tasks. Pupils
that use technology effectively have had success in a
virtual environment.
Conclusion: This research shows that the pandemic has
had a big impact on medical students' lives. Many
students were able to learn some coping skills and
persisted in their pursuit of becoming doctors. The
environment that virtual medical students are exposed to
and how they adjust to sudden changes with the support
of their lovedones, friends, and teachers form the basis of
their success.
Recommendations: This study is recommended to
institutions because it highlights the real-world
experiences of virtual medical students and enlightens
them about what has to be modified or improved in their
own curriculum.
Keywords :
Clinical Clerkship, Filipino Medical Students, Pandemic, Patient Interaction, Virtual Medical Learning
To better comprehend the perspectives of
Filipino virtual medical students who deviated from the
traditional method of learning medicine, this study
focuses on their experiences.
Methods: This study utilized the phenomenological
research design. Conceptualizations of the respondents'
articulations, which were obtained through a semistructured interview via Zoom, have been discovered
using phenomenology as the research design.
Transcribing the replies from emic to etic and then
conducting a cold to warm analysis of the data helped
uncover the emerging themes. The member-checking
technique was used to ensure the validity of the data.
Findings: The outcomes were the following variables:
Personal Productivity, Educational Wellbeing, and
Academic Challenge. Personal Productivity of Filipino
Medical Students, which comprises the subthemes selfmotivation, self-evaluation, and self-imposition, is being
affected by virtual learning through various aspirations
and lack of patient interaction. Virtual learning also has
an impact on the Educational Wellbeing of Filipino
medical students, particularly in the areas of stress
management, support system management, and mental
health management. It was found that while students
experienced the lack of social support, they also relied on
physical fitness and other reflective activities to become
more emotionally and mentally stable. Academic
Challenges in virtual learning, such as self-adaptation,
simulative immersion, and technical application, are
faced by Filipino medical students. In overcoming
difficulties with virtual learning, such as power
shortages, students have shown innovation and
adaptability. Students have also discovered other
methods to complete medical simulation tasks. Pupils
that use technology effectively have had success in a
virtual environment.
Conclusion: This research shows that the pandemic has
had a big impact on medical students' lives. Many
students were able to learn some coping skills and
persisted in their pursuit of becoming doctors. The
environment that virtual medical students are exposed to
and how they adjust to sudden changes with the support
of their lovedones, friends, and teachers form the basis of
their success.
Recommendations: This study is recommended to
institutions because it highlights the real-world
experiences of virtual medical students and enlightens
them about what has to be modified or improved in their
own curriculum.
Keywords :
Clinical Clerkship, Filipino Medical Students, Pandemic, Patient Interaction, Virtual Medical Learning
