Formative assessments during COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study on performance and experiences of medical students.

: Because of COVID-19, the 2020 written medical examinations were replaced by mandatory formative online assessments. This study aimed to determine students' performance, self-assessment of performance, and perception about the switch from a summative to a formative approach. : Medical students from year 2 to 5 (n=648) were included.

Intercellular contacts affect secretion and biosynthesis of pancreatic islet cells.

Cell protein biosynthesis is regulated by different factors, but implication of intercellular contacts on alpha and beta cell protein biosyntheses activity has not been yet investigated. Islet cell biosynthetic activity is essential in regulating not only the hormonal reserve within cells but also in renewing all the proteins involved in the control of secretion. Here we aimed to assess whether intercellular interactions affected similarly secretion and protein biosynthesis of rat alpha and beta cells.

[COVID-19 pandemics and medical training : supporting and trusting students].

The COVID-19 pandemics has deeply impacted academic teaching and forced a complete shift to distance learning formats during the first and second waves. Medical education, among other professional training programs, relies also on practical and clinical immersion, while some of these clinical activities had to be postponed. This article analyzes how one medical school was able to maintain its teaching while ensuring clinical training and taking into account the psychological impact imputed to the lockdown.

Medical students' perceptions and coping strategies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: studies, clinical implication, and professional identity.

Background: The unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic during spring 2020 has disrupted medical education worldwide. The University of Geneva decided to shift on-site classwork to online learning; many exams were transformed from summative to formative evaluations and most clinical activities were suspended. We aimed to investigate the perceived impact of those adaptations by the students at the Faculty of Medicine.