Clinical teaching and learning in the COVID-19 era and beyond: The emergent and emerging scenarios

Authors

Shashikala K. Bhat, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, ManipalFollow
Veena Manja, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.Follow
Vinutha Shankar, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher education and Research, Kolar, IndiaFollow
Shashikiran Umakanth, Dr TMA Pai Hospital (Udupi) and Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, ManipalFollow

Abstract

The need for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic has compromised traditional medical education. Educators and students in low-resource settings face diverse challenges in clinical teaching, learning, and assessment. The pandemic has necessitated a rapid transition from traditional pedagogical strategies to virtual platforms. Challenges in low resource settings include knowledge and training in technology, limited resource allocation for faculty development in virtual teaching methods, and financial constraints limiting the use of available technologies. There is also a lack of constructive alignment between outcomes, instructional strategies, and assessment of curriculum delivery in virtual platforms as the earlier curriculum design was not planned for this sudden change. We discuss the challenges students, teachers, and administrators face and propose some feasible options to bolster virtual learning.

Recommended Citation

Bhat, Shashikala K.; Manja, Veena; Shankar, Vinutha; and Umakanth, Shashikiran (2021) "Clinical teaching and learning in the COVID-19 era and beyond: The emergent and emerging scenarios," Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://impressions.manipal.edu/mjms/vol6/iss1/8