Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jones, Richard Martin
• Is Part Of: Journal of forensic and legal medicine. Volume 83(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: Forensic medicine -- Forensic pathology -- Medical education -- Online learning -- Safeguarding -- Vulnerable populations; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic sciences -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine légale -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102229
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-928X

Abstract

Abstract: As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed in early 2020, social distancing rules and 'lockdowns' brought face-to-face teaching in universities in the UK, and globally, to a halt, leading to an abrupt move to online teaching and learning. This article details student feedback to a course on applied forensic medicine and pathology – framed as 'safeguarding vulnerable patients' – which was adapted for delivery online in response to restrictions imposed by the pandemic. That feedback indicated that the adapted online course was well-received and, overall, it compared favourably with pervious iterations of the blended learning course, which had included a substantial face-to-face teaching component. Students remained engaged with the teaching, and they continued to see the relevance of forensic medicine to their future clinical practice.