The Effect of Online Education on Hidden Cirriculum During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Medical Faculties

Abstract

Abstract Phenomenon : The hidden curriculum in medical education determines what kind of physicians students will become. Although the formal program affects students to become physicians, the hidden cirriculum has a much greater effect on this issue. If a medical faculty wants to improve the quality of the physicians, it should be able to reveal and develop the hidden curriculum of the faculty. Approach : In our study, it is aimed to reveal the hidden structure in medical faculties by applying the “Hidden Cirriculum Scale” to 344 students studying in different medical faculties in Turkey. Findings : It has been seen that the preference of specialization of the students who adapt to hidden cirriculum is in favor of internal and surgical medical sciences, that is, their professional adaptation is more. In addition, it is observed that the students studying in the upper classes are more adaptable to the program. Insights : Studies on hidden cirriculum education in medical faculties can provide innovative insights into medical education. It can increase the awareness of physicians in choosing their fields of science and their desire to be a good physician. In order to increase the quality of graduates of medical faculties and to train good physicians, students' awareness and adaptation of hidden cirriculum is necessary, therefore, an unwritten comprehensive medical faculty curriculum is of great importance in both online and face-to-face education.