Abstract: Foundation programs are conducted in medical schools for undergraduate students, since they are naïve and unaware of the medical profession in depth. The program helps them to become familiar with the undergraduate medical training. The present intake of first year medical undergraduates had joined the institute amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and hence the foundation program had to be conducted through an online platform. The present paper is a description of the online program conducted in the institute and is aimed to focus on the pros and cons of using an online platform for conducting the program and the experience gained from it. The online foundation program was conducted over a period of 16 days through the Zoom^© platform. The program was tailored to cater for the orientation of 175 students who were admitted for first year MBBS batch 2020– 2021. Feedback from students was obtained through Google Forms^© at the end of the program. The online program was conducted smoothly due to the dedicated efforts of all the team members. Sessions requiring hands-on training and physical field visits had to be omitted in the present program. Network connectivity issues were reported sometimes. The conduction of the online foundation course program was indeed a learning experience. The team work was well reflected in the feedback from the students, which revealed appreciation for the overall program. Many sessions went very well in the online mode; however, sessions on humanities and extracurricular activities could have been organized in a better way with the physical presence of the students.

Keywords: orientation, Zoom^© platform, students, modules


中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行期间为一年级医学本科生提供的在线基础课程计划 – 一种新的学习体验


摘要：预科课程是在医学院为本科生开设的，因为他们对医学专业的了解很幼稚并且不深入。该计划帮助他们熟悉本科医学培训。目前招收的一年级医学本科生是在 COVID-19 大流行期间加入该学院的，因此基础课程必须通过在线平台进行。本文描述了该研究所开展的在线项目，旨在重点介绍使用在线平台开展该项目的利弊以及从中获得的经验。在线基础项目通过 Zoom ^©平台进行了 16 天。该计划专为迎合 2020-2021 年 MBBS 一年级录取的 175 名学生而量身定制。学生的反馈是在计划结束时通过 Google Forms ^©获得的。在全体队员的共同努力下，线上活动顺利进行。目前的计划必须省略需要实践培训和实地考察的课程。有时会报告网络连接问题。在线基础课程的开展确实是一次学习经历。学生的反馈充分体现了团队合作，体现了对整个项目的赞赏。许多会议在在线模式下进行得非常顺利；然而，如果学生亲自到场，人文学科和课外活动的课程本来可以以更好的方式组织。


关键词：定向、Zoom ^©平台、学生、模块