{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,28]],"date-time":"2026-10-28T18:31:02Z","timestamp":1793212262590,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]],"date-time":"2025-03-02T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1740873600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Tunis Med"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Aims. In Tunisia, during the Coronavirus Disease 19 pandemic, the transition to e-learning was brutal. The aim of this study was to assess undergraduate medical students (UMSs)\u2019 perception of the e-learning experience at the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, and to derive some determinants of its implementation.\nMethods. Eligible participants were all UMSs (n=1397). The data was collected from an email questionnaire distributed in January\/March 2021. The questionnaire consisted of 89 items exploring three main parameters: institution role, students\u2019 personal experience, and environment impact.\nResults. A total of 419 UMSs responded (30% response rate). Half of the UMSs described this transition as difficult, and three-quarters felt concerned about the credibility of their degrees. Logistical issues negatively affected the transition to e-learning, particularly those related to Internet speed. Understanding difficulty via the screen interface was reported by 40% of UMSs. \u2018\u2018Face-to-face\u201d sessions were described as more conducive to assimilation by 64% of UMSs. As far as \u201cinformation retrieval\u201d is concerned, 83% of UMSs turned to social networks and adopted Wikipedia as a reference.\nConclusions. In Tunisia, as an example of North African country, the transition to exclusive e-learning has been largely impacted by the drawbacks of limited logistics. This study highlights the multiple facets to be considered in the future for the successful implementation of e-learning in medical education.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.62438\/tunismed.v103i3.5377","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T17:30:52Z","timestamp":1765906252000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Perceptions of e-learning among Tunisian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Strategies for effective implementation in medical education"],"prefix":"10.62438","volume":"103","author":[{"given":"Meriem","family":"Gaddas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed","family":"Ben Dhiab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Imed","family":"Latiri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henda","family":"El Gharbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Firas","family":"Zouari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helmi","family":"Ben Saad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"31112","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]]},"container-title":["La Tunisie M\u00e9dicale"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T17:30:53Z","timestamp":1765906253000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/latunisiemedicale.com\/index.php\/tunismed\/article\/view\/5377"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.62438\/tunismed.v103i3.5377","relation":{},"ISSN":["2724-7031","0041-4131"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2724-7031","type":"electronic"},{"value":"0041-4131","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]]}}}