Fuad Savage
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Publications
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Research Article
Medical and Dental Students in a Sub-Saharan African Country Re-think Teaching, Learning and Assessment During and After COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study.
Author(s): Christy Okoromah, Fuad Savage, Oribolawale Owate, Michael Nwobu, Jennifer Okei, Goodness Udotong, Jessica Ike, Oluchi Buchi-Njere, Adebisi Adeyeye and Ugochukwu Eze
Background: The advent of COVID-19, the speed and scale of its global transmission and disruption led to lockdowns and school closures. The pandemic triggered a rethinking of the predominantly face-to-face, traditional educational strategies and methodologies in sub-Saharan African countries. This survey aimed to gain insights on the perspectives of undergraduate medical and dental students on teaching, learning and assessment during and after COVID-19 pandemic in a public medical school in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional e-survey-based study undertaken in 2021 over six months involving 230 undergraduate medical and dental students randomly recruited across all five training levels (200-600) of the College of Medicine University of Lagos. Respondents were variably distributed across the pre-clinical and clini.. Read More»