How COVID-19 has pushed us into a medical education revolution.

Torda, Adrienne

Torda, Adrienne.

Torda A; UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Intern Med J ; 50(9): 1150-1153, 2020 Sep.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-803126

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on society and higher education in Australia. In just a few weeks, entire courses have been re-structured and are now delivered online. The need to adapt rapidly has prompted many innovative changes that will ultimately have long-term benefits for medical education in Australia and New Zealand.

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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Education, Distance/organization & administration; Education, Medical/organization & administration; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Australia/epidemiology; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Cooperative Behavior; Education, Medical/standards; Educational Measurement/methods; Educational Measurement/standards; Humans; New Zealand/epidemiology; Pandemics; Program Evaluation; SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

COVID-19; innovation; medical education; online learning; technology

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Education, Distance / Education, Medical Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: English Journal: Intern Med J Journal subject: Internal Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Imj.14882

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