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Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
Editorial | Published March 2022 | Volume 10, Issue 3, pp. 26-28.
 doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jerr_v10i3.22.108

 

Medical Education in the era of COVID-19

 

 

 
Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman1*
Abdulaziz Awad Alamri2
Mona Hmoud AlSheikh3

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1. Professor of family medicine & medicinal education, Board member of the Saudi Society for Medical Education, Department of medical education, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2. Associate Professor of urology, President of the Saudi Society for Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

3. Associate Professor of physiology and medical education, Vice-president of the Saudi Society for Medical Education, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

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 Citation: Abdulrahman KAB, Alamri AA, AlSheikh MH (2022). Medical Education in the era of COVID-19. J. Edu. Res. Rev. 10(3): 26-28. doi: 10.33495/jerr_v10i3.22.108.
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 Abstract 

 

All countries have taken strict precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease. As a result, many medical schools have shifted from face-to-face to online teaching, learning, and assessment strategies. It is indeed challenging to strike a balance between the risk of getting students and faculty infected, and the utility of clinical teaching and learning. This paper summarizes the most common online teaching and learning strategies that can be used in undergraduate medical education. Online learning has also been found to be a more affordable, convenient, and cost-effective strategy for students and teachers alike. Time has come to shift to high fidelity simulation-based learning resources that can be used for teaching, learning, and assessment. Virtual medical schools once sounded like a dream that may now turn into reality, where all member schools can share their best practices.

 

Keywords  Medical education   online education   COVID-19   Saudi Arabia 

 

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