"But This Is the New Reality, and I Will Adapt": Understanding Lecturers' Experiences of COVID-19 Lockdown Online Learning and Teaching.

Following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic national lockdown in South Africa, the University of the Free State launched various support initiatives for academic staff and students. Teaching and learning activities and assessments were adapted for emergency remote teaching. Students and academic staff members experienced disruption due to the migration to the online environment.

Medical registrars at the University of the Free State: Burnout, resilience and coping strategies.

Background: Burnout among doctors has been linked with decreased quality of patient care. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the need to protect doctors' mental health and well-being. This study aimed to investigate burnout, resilience and coping strategies among registrars in the MMed programme of the University of the Free State (UFS) in 2020.

The knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding family history of hereditary diseases amongst undergraduate students at the University of the Free State.

Background: Family medical history may help prevent, diagnose and treat inherited non-communicable diseases. Many people are unaware of family medical history, and medical practitioners may not realise its value when dealing with hereditary diseases. The study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) regarding family medical history of hereditary diseases amongst undergraduate students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.

Students' voices: assessment in undergraduate clinical medicine.

Introduction: the perception exists among students that not all clinical assessments in undergraduate medical programmes are of high quality. 'Student voice' is a term used to describe how students feel about and experience their education in a safe and controlled environment. This study aimed to investigate the opinions and experiences of medical students at the University of the Free State on the quality of assessment in the clinical phase of medicine.

Resilience and coping strategies of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State.

Background: Medical studies place students at risk for burnout. Resilience enables students to cope with adversity. Students' coping skills will ensure the well-being of future healthcare professisonals.

Assessment practices in undergraduate clinical medicine training: What do we do and how we can improve?

Background: Assessment should form an integral part of curriculum design in higher education and should be robust enough to ensure clinical competence.

Aim: This article reports on current assessment practices and makes recommendations to improve clinical assessment in the undergraduate medical programme at the University of the Free State.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used.

A framework to benchmark the quality of clinical assessment in a South African undergraduate medical programme.

Background: The outcome of the undergraduate medical programme is to produce clinically competent health care providers relevant for the South African context. Educational institutions find it hard to ensure the quality of assessments where competency must be assessed. This study aimed to compile an assessment framework that can be used to benchmark current assessment practices in the clinical phase of the undergraduate medical programme where competency must be certified.

Second and third year medical students' self-reported alcohol and substance use, smoking habits and academic performance at a South African medical school.

Background: Health professional students frequently use alcohol and narcotics. The potential impact on academic performance and professional behaviour is concerning.

Aim: This study aimed to determine self-reported use of alcohol, illicit substances (e.