Changing Medical Education, Overnight: The Curricular Response to COVID-19 of Nine Medical Schools
Andrew P. Binks, Renée J. LeClair, Joanne M. Willey, Judith Brenner, James D. Pickering, Jesse Moore, Kathryn N. Huggett, Kathleen M. Everling, John A. Arnott, Colleen M. Croniger, Christa Zehle, N. Kevin Kranea, Richard M. Schwartzstein
Abstract
. Thoughtfully blending more online components into a medical curriculum will allow us to take advantage of this environment's strengths such as efficiency and the ability to support asynchronous and autonomous learning that engage and foster intrinsic learning in our students. While maintaining aspects of social interaction, online learning could enhance pre-clinical medical education by allowing integration and collaboration among classes of medical students, other health professionals, and even between medical schools. What remains to be seen is whether COVID-19 provided the experience, vision and courage for medical education to change, or whether the old barriers will rise again when the pandemic is over.