Elie Dolgin
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Nature
coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 restrictions resulted increased emphasis virtual communication medical education study assessed acceptability virtual teaching online objective structured clinical examination osce series role future education six surgical osce stations designed covering common surgical topics specific tasks testing data interpretation clinical knowledge communication skills delivered via zoom students participated studentpatientexaminer roleplay feedback collected asking students compare online teaching previous experiences inperson teaching descriptive statistics used likert response data thematic analysis freetext items sixtytwo students provided feedback 81 respondents finding online instructions preferable paper equivalents furthermore 65 68 found online teaching efficient accessible respectively inperson teaching 34 found communication easier online forty percent preferred online osce teaching inperson teaching students also expressed feedback positive negative freetext comments data suggested generally students unwilling online teaching completely replace inperson teaching success online teaching dependent clinical skill addressed less amenable virtual setting however online osce teaching could play role alongside inperson teaching