Theme 1: Facilitators for online education during lockdown
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“Yes, was easier especially when asking questions in chat”
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“Don’t require the presence of the student at the same town where the university is located and it saves time, effort and cost of transportation”
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“Most of the doctors do a pilot exam for students to practice how to attempt online exams”
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“I had more time because of staying at home all day. And lockdown gave me more time to study”
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“Electronic assignments led me to acquire new skills”
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“Yes, honestly thanks to faculty members and supervisors, they clarified everything by sending the instruction in all applications”
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“Distribution of marks was appropriate because learning outcome not measured only by exams but also by other semester activity”
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Theme 2: Barriers for online education during lockdown
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“Interaction is not the same”
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“Bad internet connection”
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“Not suitable lecture and study timing was a major factor in my not doing well in this semester”
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“Most of the practicals require to be in lab”
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“Online exams made it easier to ask the help of colleagues or copy answers from different websites”
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“The disadvantage was not understanding the lectures clearly and assignments were too many”
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“Lack of discussion and share of information between colleagues during the lectures”
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Theme 3: Online versus onsite education
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“Online is not good and comfortable, onsite was better due to the quiet environment”
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“I can go through assignments onsite with faculty members and understand the instructions but in online I can’t discuss with doctor appropriately and find out where my missed points are”
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“Online exam environment is very comfortable”
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“The advantage was that there was enough time to attempt the online exam, without any anxiety or stress which led to high marks as compared to the onsite exam”
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Theme 4: Role of technology in online education during lockdown
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“I used iPad or laptop most of the times”
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“Electronic exam was good, it reduced time when you are writing in your exam”
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“Blackboard was good but sometimes problems with audio occurred and required specific application to correct the problem”
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“Calls and social apps were distractions when using the phone”
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“Usually used iPad because easy to handle and take anywhere”
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Theme 5: Suggestions for improving online education
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“Some doctors, but not all, I think need technical skills courses”
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“Video record the lectures to make them easily accessible at any time”
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“Reduce the marks for assignments and increase the marks for the exam, there was too much content in the exam”
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Theme 6: Long-term impact of online education
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“Positive effect, most students get high grades”
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“New skills I learned in the time of distance learning”
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“Lack of presentation skills and it should be in front of the audience to acquire this skill”
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