Table 4.
Attitudes of Medical Students Towards Internal Medicine Rotation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Attitudes During COVID-19 (Cronbach = 0.71) | n | Strongly Agree, n (%) | Agree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Strongly Disagree, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have the opportunity to learn from my senior or junior counterparts. | 187 | 83 (44.4) | 86 (46) | 10 (5.3) | 6 (3.2) | 2 (1.1) |
| I feel safe around my senior or junior counterparts. | 187 | 81 (43.3) | 84 (44.9) | 15 (8) | 6 (3.2) | 1 (0.5) |
| I can comfortably share patients with my senior or junior counterparts. | 185 | 90 (48.6) | 70 (37.8) | 15 (8.1) | 8 (4.3) | 2 (1.1) |
| I felt at risk of contracting COVID-19 during the rotation. | 186 | 75 (40.3) | 77 (41.4) | 16 (8.6) | 13 (7) | 5 (2.7) |
| The patients were cooperative during my clerkship. | 186 | 56 (30.1) | 94 (50.5) | 30 (16.1) | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) |
| I was able to attend all bedside teachings organized in my ward. | 185 | 76 (41.1) | 67 (36.2) | 15 (8.1) | 22 (11.9) | 5 (2.7) |
| I was able to interact with the seniors effectively during my rotation. | 186 | 42 (22.6) | 87 (46.8) | 32 (17.2) | 17 (9.1) | 8 (4.3) |
| I was able to attend online sessions organized by the lecturers. | 182 | 52 (28.6) | 73 (40.1) | 21 (11.5) | 26 (14.3) | 10 (5.5) |
| It was difficult to observe COVID-19 SOPs while clerking patients appropriately. | 187 | 46 (24.6) | 81 (43.3) | 28 (15) | 25 (13.4) | 7 (3.7) |
| Patients are always enough for all the students to clerk. | 183 | 60 (32.8) | 64 (35) | 25 (13.7) | 28 (15.3) | 6 (3.3) |
| I was able to complete all my study objectives during the rotation. | 184 | 16 (8.7) | 79 (42.9) | 41 (22.3) | 44 (23.9) | 4 (2.2) |
| The time allocated for the rotation was adequate. | 186 | 33 (17.7) | 61 (32.8) | 34 (18.3) | 46 (24.7) | 12 (6.5) |
| Assessment is difficult when senior and junior clerks are combined together. | 187 | 40 (21.4) | 46 (24.6) | 40 (21.4) | 42 (22.5) | 19 (10.2) |
| I had adequate personal protective equipment during the rotation | 187 | 19 (10.2) | 60 (32.1) | 44 (23.5) | 51 (27.3) | 13 (7) |
| I found it easy to observe COVID-19 SOPs during clinical sessions. | 180 | 15 (8.3) | 50 (27.8) | 49 (27.2) | 51 (28.3) | 15 (8.3) |
| Learning is difficult when senior and junior clerks are combined together. | 187 | 29 (15.5) | 31 (16.6) | 29 (15.5) | 64 (34.2) | 34 (18.2) |
| Teachers attend more to the junior clerks than the senior clerks. | 184 | 9 (4.9) | 34 (18.5) | 45 (24.5) | 66 (35.9) | 30 (16.3) |
| I was discouraged from pursuing a career in Internal Medicine during my rotation. | 185 | 9 (4.9) | 13 (7) | 27 (14.6) | 59 (31.9) | 77 (41.6) |