The implementation of virtual learning has been successful due to the adaptability of the College's first-year medical students.
The inaugural class of 黑料传送门 South Georgia will finish their first year of medical school virtually. Kenneth J. Veit, DO 鈥�76, provost, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean announced that all 黑料传送门 locations will deliver classes and labs virtually until further notice.
鈥淭he College has confirmed that this will officially affect the duration of the current academic spring term,鈥� Dr. Veit said in an email to the campus community. 鈥淭he implementation of this online environment has been very successful in large part due to the resiliency and adaptability of you, our students. It is a bit different, but positive academic achievements, goals and objectives are being obtained across the board.鈥�
The email continued, 鈥淭he College will continue to use as many resources as required to maintain high quality instruction and to keep your academic programs on track, leading to the timely realization of your degree and professional goals.鈥�
Matthew Powell (DO 鈥�23), a student at 黑料传送门 South Georgia and class chair, feels that remaining online through the term is necessary.
鈥淔rom a person going through this pandemic just like everyone else, I think it is wise to continue with online education for a few reasons,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t keeps me and my wife safe from any potential encounter with COVID-19, and we don鈥檛 have to make another transition within this term. The transition from in-person to online lectures wasn鈥檛 easy or fun. Though I miss my classmates, the faculty and our beautiful campus, I would hate to have to change my approach mid-stream again,鈥� he said.
Students and faculty alike have expressed their longing to return to campus and interact with their community, but most have adjusted well to the change. Sadie Daugereaux (DO 鈥�23), first-year medical student at 黑料传送门 South Georgia, says that with time, she has become used to online classes.
鈥淢edical school is pretty much all about routine and getting a schedule down, so I believe it takes everyone time to figure out what works best for them,鈥� she said. 鈥満诹洗兔� was already doing a great job of keeping up with virtual learning advances which has certainly made this transition easier. The faculty could not be better about keeping in close communication with us. Most are checking their emails about every 30 minutes during the week and then multiple times over the weekend, so it is very easy to have your questions answered.鈥�
Jennifer Shaw, PhD, associate professor of physiology, makes her availability to students a top priority. Dr. Shaw, along with the other faculty members, keeps an open line of communication with students. Teaching through live lectures, chatting with students via educational software, and having virtual office hours all allow her to connect with the soon-to-be second-year medical students.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all deprived of social interaction,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing what we can to recreate the classroom environment. You don鈥檛 realize how important those pockets of time are between classes when students can easily talk with professors and each other about content or just life. We chat a lot in between classes, and all of the faculty miss that. So, right before starting our live online lecture I ask them to tell me something fun that is not directly related to class to foster a small sense of human interaction.鈥�
Although online teaching and learning have been a major change for faculty and students, Dr. Shaw says students are performing well. She and Daugereaux say that students are doing their best to maintain study groups and interact with one another.
鈥淭he students are still getting the lecture-based content that they need,鈥� Dr. Shaw said. 鈥淲e provide review exercises and practice questions. I want them to study as if they鈥檙e on campus and promote conceptual thinking.鈥�
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