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Challenges in PhD education due to COVID-19 - disrupted supervision or business as usual: a cross-sectional survey of Swedish biomedical sciences graduate students

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العنوان: Challenges in PhD education due to COVID-19 - disrupted supervision or business as usual: a cross-sectional survey of Swedish biomedical sciences graduate students
المؤلفون: Emma Börgeson, Matus Sotak, Jamie Kraft, Grace Bagunu, Christina Biörserud, Stephan Lange
المصدر: BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Special aspects of education
LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: PhD, Graduate program, COVID-19, Biomedical science, Medical sciences training, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine
الوصف: Abstract Background It remains unclear to what extent the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the normal progression of biomedical and medical science graduate programs and if there was a lasting impact on the quality and quantity of supervision of PhD-students. To date, multiple editorials and commentaries indicate the severity of the disruption without providing sufficient evidence with quantifiable data. Methods An online survey was submitted to the administrative offices of biomedical and medical PhD-programs at eight major universities in Sweden to gauge the impact of the pandemic on the students. It consisted of multiple-choice and open-ended questions where students could provide examples of positive and/or negative supervision strategies. Open answered questions were coded as either examples of positive or negative support. Results PhD students were divided into two groups: those with improved or unchanged supervision during the pandemic (group 1, n = 185), versus those whose supervision worsened (group 2, n = 69). Group 1 received more help from supervisors and more frequent supervision via both online and alternative platforms (email/messages and telephone). There was no significant difference in educational-stage, gender or caretaking responsibilities between the groups. Conclusions It is important for the scientific community to learn how to provide the best possible supervision for PhD students during the pandemic. Our data suggests that more frequent supervision, and using a diverse array of meeting platforms is helpful. In addition, it is important for the students to feel that they have their supervisor’s emotional support. Several students also expressed that they would benefit from an extension of their PhD programs due to delays caused by the pandemic.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1472-6920
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-021-02727-3
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c17fee887e2f41978286e81340e6cdda
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.17fee887e2f41978286e81340e6cdda
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:14726920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-021-02727-3