Questionnaire Survey on Alternative On-campus Training due to the Spread of COVID-19 Infection

[Purpose] Due to the spread of the COVID-19 infection, off-campus clinical early exposure training became impossible. The educational effect of alternative training on-campus as an emergency measure was investigated. [Participants and Methods] The subjects were 102 first-year Department of Physical Therapy students and 8 external teachers. A questionnaire survey of the subjective learning achievement and learning content was performed. [Results] The subjective learning achievement in the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor domains were all answered positively. Experience gained was in the whole affective domain, rehabilitation in various fields, the way of communication, symptom and physical therapy of patients through videos. The experience not gained was communication with real patients, the tension and atmosphere of the medical workplace, and details of patients' condition. [Conclusion] It is important to improve the quality of on-campus education for clinical practice.