COVID-19 Pandemic and Medical Education in Nigeria

Authors

  • Fatima Usman Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences Bayero University, Kano and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, PMB 3452, Kano, Nigeria
  • Zubairu Iliyasu Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences Bayero University, Kano and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, PMB 3452, Kano, Nigeria
  • Hamisu M Salihu Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby Drive, 700 Houston, Texas 77098, USA
  • Muktar H Aliyu Department of Health Policy and Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 725 | Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.361

Keywords:

  • Medical Education,
  • COVID-19 Pandemic,
  • Learning and COVID-19,
  • Medical Students,
  • Nigeria,
  • SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the learning process and outcome of medical education. In this commentary, we discuss the effect of COVID-19 on medical education in Nigeria. The disruption of educational services due to government-imposed lockdown and subsequent transition to e-learning with reduction in direct tutor-trainee contact hours to limit virus spread have had a profound effect on the quality of medical education. These measures have impacted adversely on the proficiency, and the intellectual, psychological, financial and social wellbeing of trainees, worsened by a compromised educational system from pre-existing challenges militating against quality education. Prompt re-evaluation of all aspects of medical training with emphasis on developing digital learning platforms that will enable trainees to acquire the needed knowledge and improve learning outcomes is paramount, as it is likely the effects of COVID-19 will linger for a while.

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Published

2025-12-09
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How to Cite

Usman, F., Iliyasu, Z., Salihu, H. M., & Aliyu, M. H. (2025). COVID-19 Pandemic and Medical Education in Nigeria. International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, 5(2), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.361

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)

Section

VIEWPOINT | COVID-19

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Copyright © 2025 Fatima Usman, Zubairu Iliyasu, Hamisu M Salihu, Muktar H Aliyu. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.

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