Digital skills level among students of medical and surgical specialties from Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Digital Literacy, Education, Medical Education, Information TechnologyAbstract
Introduction: Medical education is no stranger to digital transformation, as information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly gaining ground in theory and practice.
Objectives: To determine the level of digital skills among students of medical and surgical specialties in Bucaramanga (Colombia), and to evaluate the association between this level and sociodemographic and ICT-related learning and use variables.
Methodology: Cross-sectional observational study conducted in 53 students from 2 universities between April and October 2022. Data were collected using an online form (Google Forms) divided into two sections: the Higher Education Digital Competencies Assessment Questionnaire (CDES by its Spanish acronym), which includes 50 questions divided into 5 domains (technology literacy, information access and use, communication and collaboration, digital citizenship, and creativity and innovation), and an ad hoc questionnaire (sociodemographic information and information related to ICT learning and use). A multivariate analysis (multiple linear regression models) was performed to evaluate the association of the sociodemographic variables and those related to ICT learning and use with the level of digital skills.
Results: The overall level of digital skills was high, intermediate, and low in 20.8%, 54.7%, and 24.5% of participants, respectively. Moreover, digital citizenship was the domain in which a higher proportion of students had a high level of skills (43.3%), while communication and collaboration was where more students showed a low level of skills (41.5%). Attendance to ICT training courses was associated with the level of digital skills (p=0.016).
Conclusion: In the present study, a little more than 20% of the medical and surgical specialty students showed a high level of digital skills. In addition, attendance to ICT training courses was associated with the level of digital skills.
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