Horizon of Medical Education Development

Horizon of Medical Education Development

COVID-19 Crisis, an Opportunity to Integrate Pandemic Learning into Evolution of Education and Research Process in Medical Sciences Universities

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors
Marjan Arab-Rahamatipour 1
Alireza Ebadollahi-Natanzi 2
Gholamreza Arab-Rahmatipour 3
1 Ph.D in Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Medicinal Plants, Imam Khomeini Higher Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
3 Expert, Pathobiology Laboratory of Farabi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
10.22038/hmed.2021.53777.1111
Abstract
New attacks of microorganisms have occurred following coronavirus attacks across the world. Millions of people became infected or died during the pandemic. The daily lives of the people were influenced by the consequences on one side and health, economic, social, educational, political, and communicational areas experienced drastic changes on the other side. For this purpose, World Health Organization put on the agenda of social distancing, quarantine, and health protocols to reduce the consequences. On the other hand, the educational and research systems of universities were also affected by the situation. According to the health authorities' instructions, in-person education would be replaced with virtual and distance education and scientific meetings would be held through webinars and video conferences. They had strengths and weaknesses that need further investigation. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for universities to take a different approach to deal with such incidents by integrating lessons learned in the pandemic and addressing weaknesses in education and research.
Keywords
COVID 19
Education and Research
Virtual tutorials
integrate Pandemic
Learning
Universities of Medical Sciences
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Horizon of Medical Education Development
Volume 12, Issue 2
Summer 2021
Pages 5-1