Open AccessCOVID-19: What is the new "normal" for medical education?
Author(s) -
Paul Rooprai,
Neel Mistry
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
university of ottawa journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2292-6518
pISSN - 2292-650X
DOI - 10.18192/uojm.v11i100.4847
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , curriculum , medical education , new normal , medicine , psychology , pedagogy , virology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The emergence of COVID-19 has disrupted medical education. The profound effects of the pandemic will forever change how future physicians learn and care for patients. The delivery of physician training, in the classroom and clinical setting, requires intense and prompt attention from medical educators. In response to the pandemic, faculty members have quickly transitioned much of the medical curriculum to a virtual format. Clerks who are assigned to clinical rotations have faced significant interruption in their clinical activities. It is imperative that the academic community learns from this pandemic and prioritizes a forward-thinking and scholarly approach that embraces practical solutions.