Effect of COVID 19 pandemic on the academic performance of physical therapy students Authors Ahmed Ali Mohammed Torad Department of Basic Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. Omnia Ahmed Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, Egypt. Reham ElKalla Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Badr University, Egypt. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.EGY-S4-49 Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Online learning, Student performance, Physical therapy Abstract Objective: To examine the impact of university closure and recourse to internet-based learning on the academic achievement of physical therapy students.Method: The retrospective study was conducted at Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt, and comprised academic grades of physical therapy students related to pre-coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic academic year 2019-2020 in group 1 and per-pandemic 2020-2021 session group 2. Data was analysed using SPSS 26.Results: Of the 8,190 students, 4,764(58.2%) were females and 3,426(41.8%) were males with age range 17-23 years who were studying at 5 academic levels. There were 3,732(45.6%) students in group 1 and 4,458(54.4%) in group 2. There were significant difference in the academic grades between the groups (p<0.005). There was greater improvement in the mean results of students’ grades (p=0.001) and less variation between students in group 2 compared to group 1 (p<0.05).Conclusion: Online learning was found to be an effective teaching method for physical therapy students during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic with respect to basic medical knowledge. However, its impact on clinical and practical skills of the students was not confirmed.Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Online learning, Student performance, Physical therapy. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-05-25 How to Cite Ahmed Ali Mohammed Torad, Omnia Ahmed, & Reham ElKalla. (2023). Effect of COVID 19 pandemic on the academic performance of physical therapy students. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(4), S247-S250. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.EGY-S4-49 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 4 (2023): Climate Change and the need for One World One Health Section Research Article License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.