A Review of Challenges of Medical Education in the COVID-19 Crisis
Abstract
Abstract
Before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and due to the clinical nature of education in medical sciences, online and virtual educations were not implemented as the dominant methods in medical education; however, they were adopted as immediate solutions to help students pursue their education during the pandemic period. The change from the traditional education method to the electronic and virtual ones represented many challenges for the educational systems. The main challenges can be categorized into four groups: mental health consequences resulting from the quarantine and catching COVID-19, challenges of virtual education, challenges of clinical education, and challenges concerning medical students and COVID-19 frontline. In sum, the COVID-19 crisis was found to pose a number of challenges to faculty and students of medical science as well as to their families. In order to increase the preparedness of the medical education system to cope with similar crises, it was suggested that combined education programs should be implemented in the post-crisis period.
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2. Karimian z, farokhi mr. Eight steps in the development of virtual education in educational innovation plan in medical sciences universitie, a review of an experience. Teb va tazkieh. 2018;27(2 #R00287):-.
3. nader pilehroud m. A Review of the Challenges and Educational Opportunities in the Period prevalence COVID-19. Paramedical Sciences and Military Health. 2021;16(1):57-64.
4. naderifar m, ghaljaie f, jalalodini a, rezaie n, salalr a. Challenges of E-learning in Medical Sciences: A Review Article. Journal of Medical Education Development. 2016;9(23):102-11.
5. Essadek A, Gressier F, Robin M, Shadili G, Bastien L, Peronnet J-C, et al. Mental health of medical students during the COVID19: Impact of studies years. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 2022;8:100318.
6. Jia Q, Qu Y, Sun H, Huo H, Yin H, You D. Mental Health Among Medical Students During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022;13.
7. Bani Hani A, Alaridah N, Abu Abeeleh M, Shatarat A, Rayyan R, Kamal A, et al. Medical students and risk of COVID-19 infection: A descriptive cross-sectional study from the University of Jordan. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2021;70:102775.
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11. Nimavat N, Singh S, Fichadiya N, Sharma P, Patel N, Kumar M, et al. Online Medical Education in India - Different Challenges and Probable Solutions in the Age of COVID-19. Advances in medical education and practice. 2021;12:237-43.
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26. Guo H, Zhou Y, Liu X, Tan J. The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the utilization of emergency dental services. Journal of Dental Sciences. 2020;15(4):564-7.
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29. Wilcha R-J. Effectiveness of Virtual Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Crisis: Systematic Review. JMIR Med Educ. 2020;6(2):e20963-e.
30. Papapanou M, Routsi E, Tsamakis K, Fotis L, Marinos G, Lidoriki I, et al. Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic. Postgrad Med J. 2022;98(1159):321-7.
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Sabet Birjandi S, Mazidimoradi A. A Review of Challenges of Medical Education in the COVID-19 Crisis. Health Tech Ass Act. 2022;6(1).
