ReviewJournal of education and health promotion2021
Distance learning strategies in medical education during COVID-19: A systematic review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medical education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an umbrella review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Factors affecting medical students' attendance on clinical attachments: a qualitative focus group study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Curriculum Disruptions and Future Preparedness in Iranian Medical Education: A National Mixed-Methods Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown and Self-Assessed Competency Development Among Radiology Residents in China: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Online-Based and Technology-Assisted Psychiatric Education for Trainees: Scoping Review.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Overview of styles, content, learning effects and attitudes of students towards digitally enhanced physiotherapy education - a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Supply of Lato Sensu Postgraduate courses in medicine in Brazil.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- Patient Organizations' Digital Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Comparing paper-based and mobile application for rank-based peer assessment in interprofessional education: before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Post-graduate Course in Palliative Medicine: Experiences from an E-Learning-Based Pilot Program, a Mixed Methods Study.Journal of palliative care · 2024Article
- Analyzing research trends after the international journal transition of the Korean Journal of Medical Education: using topic modeling techniques.Korean journal of medical education · 2024Article
- Abrupt introduction of distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic: What psychological impact on teachers?Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Blended learning in undergraduate dental education: a global pilot study.Medical education online · 2023Article
- COVID-19 related disruptions to medical education and perceived clinical capability of new resident physicians: a nationwide study of over 1200 first-year residents.Medical education online · 2023Article
- An Inquiry-Based Distance Learning Tool for Medical Students Under Lockdown ("COVID-19 Rounds"): Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR medical education · 2023Article
- Equivalent Performance of Exam Items Associated with Case-Based Learning, Flipped Classroom, and Lecture in a Pre-clerkship Medical Curriculum.Medical science educator · 2023Article
- An overview of the outreach of the 2019-2021 Endo-ERN knowledge generation webinars.Endocrine connections · 2023Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) across the world forced universities to suspend learning to limit the spread of the virus. Many medical schools have shifted to online education as an information delivery mechanism where the educator and learner are separated in space and potentially also in time. This systematic review aims to explore and understand the variety of distance learning strategies in medical students in the contexts of COVID-19. A systematic review was conducted in Web of Sciences, PubMed, Educational Resources and Information Center, and Scopus from December 2019 to July 2020. Eight sets of terminology were used, combining "Distance learning" AND "Medical education" AND "Pandemic." Studies were reviewed independently by two reviewers. Data were extracted and quality appraised using QualSyst tools, and synthesized by performing thematic analysis. A total of 473 articles were identified after removing duplicates and 314 records were screened, of which 125 were included in this study. The primary articles were 52 primarily qualitative articles. Five learning strategies consisted of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), simulation-based learning, technology-based clinical education, mobile learning, and blended learning. Tools, methods, and learning resources associated with these five learning strategies were extracted from the articles. Our review highlights that TEL and simulation-based learning were more commonly used than others in distance learning in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. These strategies have the potential to improve learners' level of knowledge and performance through making online learning resources such as Massive Open Online Courses, virtual clinical cases, and blended sources accessible.
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