ONLINE MEDICAL LEARNING AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbbioethica.2020.06Keywords:
medical students, ethics, medical education, COVID-19, pandemic, teachers, university.Abstract
The practice of unethical behaviours has been shown to be closely related to previous experience in adopting such behaviours. Many studies have identified that the observation of unprofessional behaviours in peers by the lack of reaction from teachers encourages students to adopt such behaviours that will be maintained throughout life. That is why the need for ethical training of medical students is necessary, especially since the adoption of online activity during COVID-19 pandemic that facilitates unethical behaviours, such as simulating attendance at classes, cheating the assessments, etc., which are much more difficult to prove.
REZUMAT. Învățământul medical online și conduita etică în timpul pandemiei Covid-19. Practicarea comportamentelor lipsite de etică s-a dovedit a fi strâns legată de experiența anterioară. Multe cercetări au identificat faptul că observarea, participarea la unele comportamente neprofesionale sau asistarea la practicarea lor de către colegi dublate de lipsa de reacție din partea profesorilor încurajează studenții să tolereze și chiar să adopte astfel de comportamente care se vor menține de-a lungul vieții. De aceea este absolut necesară formarea etică și morală a studenților, mai ales în perioada particulară a restricțiilor determinate de pandemia de COVID-19. Studiile arată că activitatea online facilitează practicarea comportamentelor lipsite de etică precum simularea prezenței în timpul cursurilor, trișarea evaluărilor etc, comportamente neetice care sunt mult mai dificil de dovedit.
Cuvinte cheie: studenți mediciniști, etică, educație medicală, COVID-19, pandemie, profesori, universitate.
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