Overcoming Challenges Posed by COVID-19 Pandemic in Continuing Medical Education Globally

• Published in: JK science : journal of medical education and research Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 159 - 162
• Main Authors: AlAtram, Abdulrahman, Dango, Saraswathi, Jayakumar, Saikarthik, Kannan, Karthiga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jammu JK Science, Journal of Medical Education & Research 01.10.2020
• Subjects: COVID-19; Medical education; Pandemics; Teaching; Telemedicine
• ISSN: 0972-1177

[...]an approach with the aim of risks outweighing benefits or vice versa should be properly scrutinised. [...]an approach with the aim of risks outweighing benefits or vice versa should be properly scrutinised. Given the lack of direct contact as in a classroom, the teacher should make sure that the classes are more interactive which would keep the students attentive. Since there is a possibility of students being exposed to more distractions while being on-line, the duration of each online session should be short and crisp while fulfilling the necessary learning objectives. On-line home-works, assignments and seminar presentations should be given more emphasis since they promote self-motivated learning in students. Since students have very limited access to library right now, the institutions which has digital libraries should make them accessible to all the students worldwide. According to Sood et al., "Telemedicine being a subset of telehealth, uses communications networks for delivery of healthcare services and medical education from one geographical location to another, primarily to address challenges like uneven distribution and shortage of infrastructural and human resources" (9).