The 5 Mʼs and More: A New Geriatric Medical Student Virtual Curriculum During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Application of digital education in undergraduate nursing and medical interns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

“…The 16 papers used a variety of methodologies, including one cross-sectional study, two quantitative descriptive studies, two quasi-experimental studies, one prospective cohort study and the rest of the ten mixed-method studies. The publications were devoted to exploring the different modalities of digital education, including virtual reality-based simulation training (3 studies) ( De Ponti et al, 2020 ; Kang et al, 2020 ; Weston and Zauche, 2020 ), teleconsultation and virtual rounds (3 studies) ( Bala et al, 2021 ; Sukumar et al, 2021 ; Weber et al, 2021 ), web-based specialized skills learning (2 studies) ( Alpert et al, 2020 ; Shahrjerdi et al, 2020 ), and multimodal online curriculums (8 studies) ( Coffey et al, 2020 ; He et al, 2021 ; Kaliyadan et al, 2020 ; Kasai et al, 2021 ; Michener et al, 2020 ; Samueli et al, 2020 ; Williams et al, 2021 ; Zhou et al, 2020 ). Study outcomes were measured utilizing a series of homemade tools.…”

“…Methodological quality, as appraised by the MMAT exercise for the included 16 articles, ranged from 25% to 100%, with one study rated at 100% ( Kang et al, 2020 ); two studies rated at 75% ( Alpert et al, 2020 ; Weston and Zauche, 2020 ); five studied rated at 50% ( Coffey et al, 2020 ; He et al, 2021 ; Kasai et al, 2021 ; Shahrjerdi et al, 2020 ; Zhou et al, 2020 ), and the remaining eight studies rated at 25% ( Bala et al, 2021 ; De Ponti et al, 2020 ; Kaliyadan et al, 2020 ; Michener et al, 2020 ; Samueli et al, 2020 ; Sukumar et al, 2021 ; Weber et al, 2021 ; Williams et al, 2021 ) ( Table 2 ).…”

“…Three of the studies assessed the preference of the students for the different curriculum formats, and the results suggested that students had a greater interest in interactive discussion learning patterns and were less interested in passive teaching resources ( Coffey et al, 2020 ; He et al, 2021 ; Michener et al, 2020 ). In addition, two of the three studies indicated that the majority of students were satisfied with multimodal online courses ( He et al, 2021 ; Michener et al, 2020 ). One study found the same result as Sukumar et al (2021) , that a smaller learning group size might bring a better learning experience for interns ( He et al, 2021 ).…”

Nursing Home Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…This was the natural conclusion of multiple student and community groups around the country who created small initiatives such as regular telephone calls or greeting cards to isolated seniors. 16 , 23 , 29 Beyond the mutual social benefit of these programs, the students also were exposed to the unique and critical learning opportunities that geriatric patients present especially as it relates to the importance of the bio-psycho-social aspects of health care. 30 , 31 These patients are medically complex, have extensive social influences, and unique living situations that are vital considerations in geriatric care, yet not explored as thoroughly in routine medical education.…”

The COVID-19 Geropsychiatry Rounds: A Curriculum for Healthcare Providers

“…Thirteen students completed 49 consultations; this initiative was well received by both patients and learners [16]. Other educators converted existing inpatient geriatric psychiatry rotations to an outpatient format or developed new educational experiences during the pandemic, although their learning objectives may not have been COVID-19-specific [17][18][19][20].…”