COVID-19 Pandemic and Medical Education in India
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https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.333Keywords:
- COVID-19,
- Corona virus,
- Pandemic,
- Medical education,
- Medical students,
- Physician training,
- Clinical training,
- Disease transmission,
- Clinical skills,
- India
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as SARS-CoV-2, was the coronavirus strain that caused the COVID-19 disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the greatest public health and societal challenge. Imposition of a prolonged-nationwide lockdown as a public health intervention in India to contain transmission impacted all public spheres, including medical education. Academic activities in medical schools came to an abrupt suspension during the lockdown for a period of 10 to 12 weeks. During earlier pandemics, in-person training in hospitals continued in developing the students’ skills and competencies. These include the diagnosis and management of hospital cases and control the communitydisease transmission. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic is distinct. Online training started due to extended lockdown, which require careful planning and further study
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