With medical students trapped at home, UCL Medical School has in- troduced new resources to improve online learning. The Cheese Grater has learned that the following changes will be implemented shortly:
1. Each student will receive a free copy of the board game ‘Operation’ so that they can practise their surgi- cal skills from home. To best replicate a real operating theatre, learners have been told to sit at their desk wearing a full kit, including visor, gloves and apron.
2. In light of the current situa- tion, students will need to be confident in caring for COVID-19 patients. UCL will therefore be sending all medical students a coronavirus sample, which they should use to infect themselves and then treat their symptoms as nec- essary. Students are discouraged from calling 999 if they experience compli-cations, due to existing pressures on the NHS.
3. UCL has advised students to continue taking notes on their laptops to ensure that their handwriting becomes as bad as possible. This way, students will soon forget how to use a pen, enabling them to issue prescrip- tions like a professional once qualified.
UCL have assured us that there is no need for medics to fear that they are missing out on their education. In ad- dition to the above measures, students will also be receiving private tutorials with world-leading medical specialists, lasting up to ninety seconds per student.
A source said: ‘This will ensure that our professors aren’t overwhelmed with the prospect of actually connecting with their pupils on a personal level’.