Open AccessAdapting Medical Education Initiatives Through Team-Based e-Learning, Telemedicine Objective Structured Clinical Exams, and Student-Led Community Outreach During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Julia H. Miao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jmir medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-3762
DOI - 10.2196/26797
Subject(s) - outreach , telemedicine , pandemic , medical education , covid-19 , telehealth , medicine , psychology , health care , political science , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly prompted medical schools and students around the world to transition from their traditional classrooms to web-based learning, the global crisis has inspired the development of innovative e-learning solutions that use existing technology and other web-based tools to continue nurturing the education of medical students while ensuring the public health and safety of both students and faculty members alike. Through the perspective of medical students, we share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and transformed small team–based learning in medical education; changed objective structured clinical exam evaluations and the practice of clinical skills through telemedicine; and nurtured nationwide, web-based, student-led initiatives for community outreach, telehealth, and medical services.