INCREASING THE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION IN MEDICAL COLLEGES: A DETAILED ANALYSIS
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Keywords
Digital competency, Constant learning, Medical College Instructor, Systematic review.
Abstract
With COVID-19 approaching, higher education's pressing need for professors proficient in technology has grown. While institutional structures and initiatives exist, insufficient scientific literature exists to describe them. Medical Colleges have introduced various measures to assist teachers in developing this level of competency in digital teaching. This study examines the traits and outcomes of instructional approaches for enhancing digital teaching proficiency in a Medical College setting. Using the PRISMA technique, the literature was thoroughly evaluated in the primary databases.
Following the filtering stages, 20 papers out of 322 were analysed thoroughly. According to the findings, these tactics primarily impact things like professional competence and the use of technology during the training process. Similarly, most approaches rely on solitary activities like courses or workshops, while collaborative, experiential, and reflection-based procedures are beginning to emerge, features that teachers strongly value. In light of the preceding, it becomes clear that it takes more than one-off initiatives to improve teachers' digital literacy and foster a genuine digital transformation.
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Dr Faisal Shafique Butt, Dr. Khurram Shahzad Khan, Asjad Abbassi, Dr Gul Naz, Orunbon Nurudeen Olalekan, Khushboo Chandio, & Tariq Rafique. (2023). INCREASING THE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION IN MEDICAL COLLEGES: A DETAILED ANALYSIS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(19), 612–623. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v30i19.3701
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Author Biographies
Dr Faisal Shafique Butt
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus, Pakistan
Dr. Khurram Shahzad Khan
International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Asjad Abbassi
Ph.D Scholar, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr Gul Naz
Senior Registrar, Mayo.hospital lahore, Pakistan
Orunbon Nurudeen Olalekan
Department of Educational Management, Lagos State University, Faculty of Education
Khushboo Chandio
Lecturer, Peoples Nursing School LUMHS Jamshoro, Pakistan
Tariq Rafique
Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, Karachi, Pakistan