Orthopedic surgery residents’ perception of online education in their programs during the COVID-19 pandemic: should it be maintained after the crisis?

Figures & data

Figure 1. Number of residents involved in different online modalities.

Figure 2. Evaluation of the different online modalities.

Figure 3. Percentage of residents who would continue with different online modalities.

Full questionnaire with residents’ answers

		Rating
	n	mean (range)
1. Has your program started any internet-based education modalities because of the COVID-19 pandemic? (If your answer is yes go to question number 2, if your answer is no go to question number 7)
• Yes	86
• No	14
2. In what type of online modalities have you participated? (
You can mark more than 1 answer)
• Webinars (seminars with discussion
and participation of the audience)	77
• Presentations	25
• Surgical videos	0
• Exams and tests	11
• Video consultation on real patients	6
• Other	0
3. What web apps have you used for these instances?
• Zoom	78
• Microsoft Teams	8
4. How do you rate the online education modalities received during the COVID-19 pandemic? (Grades from 1 to 10, 1 is very unsatisfactory, 10 is very satisfactory)
• Webinars		8.1 (1–10)
• Presentations		7.3 (1–10)
• Surgical videos		Not rated
• Exams and tests		3.8 (1–8)
• Video consultation on real patients		2.9 (1–9)
• Other	Not rated
5. What difficulties do you see with this form of education?
(Free text question)
• Technical aspects (slow internet
connection, audio problems)	36
• Absence of practical education	11
• Lack of concentration due to home
distractions	8
• Difficulties with scheduling and overload
of seminars/presentations	8
6. After the pandemic is over, which online-based educational instances would you continue to use?
(You can mark more than 1 answer)
• Webinars	63
• Presentations	18
• Surgical videos	0
• Exams and tests	3
• Video consultation on real patients	2
• Other	0
7. Do you believe that after the pandemic is over, all the theoretical education of orthopedic residencies should be done using web-based platforms?
• Yes	30
• No	70
8. Do you consider that educational instances with groups smaller than 100 people (orthopedic department meetings, small subspecialist meetings) should be done using web-based platforms after the pandemic is over?
• Yes	40
• No	60