Opening the Door through the E-Learning and EAssessment for Preclinical Medical Education in Romania: Academic, Social and Psychological Impact

To teach histology with the computer instead of the microscope seems to be like “a fight against the wave” especially for those countries with a “frozen in time” learning methods. Such changes seem to have an unexpected impact on teachers, students and society being paved with challenges and pitfalls solvable by own “step by step” experience overlapped on young generation actual needs. Present work started in 2017 at Department of Histology, by acquisition of E-School System. Conventional microscopes were replaced by computers and glass slides were scanned. We evaluated the e-Learning and eAssessment impact on student’s skills and performance and on teachers and tutors work. “Computer gaming” with histology was delightful for students. By contrast, teachers were afraid initially of losing jobs. Standardized information’s given to students helped them to pass evaluations easier. Exams stress decreased while attendance increased. Students’ confidence in the accuracy of the exam was improved. Time for evaluation was significantly reduced giving to teachers more time for research. Teaching and exam module software was periodically updated, being adapted to our curriculum. Conclusions. Implemented for the first time in preclinical medical education in Romania, eLearning and e-Assessment had a quick positive impact on students and teachers.