Background. The burden of serious fungal diseases has significantly increased in the past few decades; however, the number of health-care workers with expertise in the management of fungal diseases remains low, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to evaluate the use of freely available online teaching material to enhance teaching and learning of medical mycology among medical students in Gulu University Medical School, Uganda. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study among second year medical students undertaking Medical Mycology course on antifungal agents in the department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology in the academic year 2017-2018. The materials were synthesized and peer-reviewed by experts in fungal diseases and were made freely available on the Leading International Fungal Education website ( http://www.LIFE-Worldwide.org ). A local faculty in the department delivered the lectures, and pre- and posttest scores were evaluated statistically. Results. Sixty medical students participated in the study of which 78% were male. The average score was 41% for the pretest and 52% for the posttest ( ). There was no significant difference in the scores of males and females. Majority of the students gave an above-average rating for the course material; however, 54% preferred prerecorded videos. Conclusion. Using freely available online materials on medical mycology can enhance teaching and learning of medical mycology. Because of this, there is need to incorporate up-to-date information about the subject into the curriculums of medical schools especially in LMICs.

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乌干达古卢大学在线学习资源增强了医学真菌学对医学生的教与学

背景。在过去的几十年中，严重的真菌疾病的负担已大大增加；但是，在真菌病的管理方面具有专门知识的卫生保健工作者的人数仍然很少，尤其是在中低收入国家（LMIC）中。这项研究旨在评估在乌干达古卢大学医学院的医学生中免费使用的在线教材在医学生中增强医学真菌学的教学的作用。方法。我们在2017-2018学年对在医学微生物学和免疫学系进行抗真菌药医学真菌学课程的二年级医学生进行了横断面研究。这些材料由真菌病专家合成并经过同行评审，可在Leading International Fungal Education网站（http://www.LIFE-Worldwide.org）上免费获得。该系的当地教职人员进行了讲座，并对考试前后的成绩进行了统计学评估。结果。60名医学生参加了研究，其中78％是男性。预测的平均分数为41％，后测的平均分数为52％（）。男性和女性得分没有显着差异。大多数学生对该课程的材料给予高于平均水平的评价；但是，有54％的人更喜欢预先录制的视频。结论。使用免费的在线医学真菌学资料可以增强医学真菌学的教学。因为这，