Health Sciences and Medicine Education in Lockdown: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

Suzanne Gough*, Robin Orr, Allan Stirling, Athanasios Raikos, Ben Schram, Wayne Hing

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Abstract

The global COVID-19 pandemic has initiated an immediate and rapid digital upskilling of students, academics, and professional staff to enable transitions from more traditional face-to-face (F2F) learning to remote and/or multimodal delivery methods. This chapter provides an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on accredited medicine, nursing, and allied healthcare programs worldwide. We provide methods and flexible strategies that can be incorporated into the delivery of modern health science curricula during the current COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, as universities and programs undergo a digital transformation within learning and teaching. Two case studies illustrate the ability to harness technology to develop and deliver high-quality inclusive educational experiences for students during the pandemic. Top tips to optimize learner engagement, provision of multiple modes of participation, equity, and equivalency of experience, and enhancing the reusability of learning materials and artifacts for assessment or clinical placement preparation, are shared. Each case study highlights the transferability to other disciplines and legacy of these adaptations beyond COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClinical Education for the Health Professions: Theory and Practice
PublisherSpringer Nature
Chapter17
Pages303-332
Number of pages30
ISBN (Electronic)9789811533440
ISBN (Print)9789811533433
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2023

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