Open AccessTapping into Futuristic Imagination: Are We Ready for Digital Medical Education in Malaysia?
Author(s) -
Boon Seng Yeoh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
education in medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2180-1932
DOI - 10.21315/eimj2022.14.1.7
Subject(s) - deliberation , preparedness , industrial revolution , medical education , socioeconomic status , sociology , psychology , political science , medicine , law , politics , population , demography
In recent years, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been the new buzzword in Malaysia following governmental policies for integrating digital technologies into the administrative and socioeconomic aspects of life. With the enrolment of new generations of digitally endowed students, the waves of the digital revolution will soon hit the shore of medical education. This commentary proposes the concept of a medical education system that fully adopts the 4IR agenda in teaching and learning basic medical and clinical sciences. The deliberation in this article offers novel avenues for medical teachers to reflect on their roles and preparedness in steering Malaysian medical education towards the foreseeable digitalised future.