Global access to technology-enhanced medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of students in narrowing the gap
Author(s)
Dawidziuk, Aleksander
Kawka, Michal
Szyszka, Bartosz
Wadunde, Ignatius
Ghimire, Aastha
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected
medical education worldwide. With clinical placements suspended and social distancing rules in
place, medical education institutions transitioned
to online education to compensate for canceled
in-person teaching.
n Although some institutions in high-income countries had the residual capacity to shift their
education model to eLearning, educational institutions in low- and middle-income countries may
have struggled to fully implement novel solutions
due to obstacles such as slow and unstable
bandwidth, limited access to computer facilities,
and insufficient funding to develop online platforms.
n Some solutions have been postulated, but this
issue has yet to be addressed. We argue that
medical students have the responsibility to
advocate for national and international
collaboration to accelerate the adoption of
technology-enhanced learning and hybrid teaching models globally.
medical education worldwide. With clinical placements suspended and social distancing rules in
place, medical education institutions transitioned
to online education to compensate for canceled
in-person teaching.
n Although some institutions in high-income countries had the residual capacity to shift their
education model to eLearning, educational institutions in low- and middle-income countries may
have struggled to fully implement novel solutions
due to obstacles such as slow and unstable
bandwidth, limited access to computer facilities,
and insufficient funding to develop online platforms.
n Some solutions have been postulated, but this
issue has yet to be addressed. We argue that
medical students have the responsibility to
advocate for national and international
collaboration to accelerate the adoption of
technology-enhanced learning and hybrid teaching models globally.
Date Issued
2021-04-01
Date Acceptance
2020-12-09
Citation
Global Health : Science and Practice Journal, 2021, 9 (1), pp.10-14
ISSN
2169-575X
Publisher
U.S. Agency for International Development, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Start Page
10
End Page
14
Journal / Book Title
Global Health : Science and Practice Journal
Volume
9
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© Dawidziuk et al.
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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00455
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-04-01