Covid-19 and education system: impact of current pandemic on adaptive learning strategies in medical education system

Abstract

In the last few months, the globe has been overwhelmed by the pandemic coronavirus as the number of increasing documented cases, and death rates have continued to be reported. The disease is mild in most people usually aged people and those with the coexistence of multiple disorders alongside a primary disorder, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and multiorgan dysfunction may develop. No special or specific drugs/medications are available. Neither vaccine has been developed, nor is any previous antiviral drug effective for treatment. Instead, medication is done based on the treatment of clinical features with appropriate drugs and the management of critical patients in intensive care units and isolation. The situation of India's COVID19 has improved decently than that of other countries already affected, thanks to precautionary measures. India, however, did not escape the pandemic. Coronavirus spread (COVID-19) has led most countries around the world to implement urgent lock-down strategies to reduce the blowout of the disease, results that stopped classroom teaching and educational institutions. Global response of health education to COVID-19 pandemic is different from each area, from closings of health institutions to distance learning tactics to compliance with area-specific actions, such as communal distancing to stop the blowout of disease. The unexpected transition from classroom teaching to online education is a challenge both for faculties and learners, and a great deal of preparation and effort is needed in a short time.

Challenges of Virtual Medical Sciences Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

“…The reviewed studies indicated that technological barriers (e.g., software and hardware), weak servers without the capacity for high user volume, and systems with poor visual communication with the audience adversely affect online learning. Unreliable internet service, internet connection, internet costs and financial support issues, frequent power outages (power fluctuation), and network issues (poor bandwidth) were among the other challenges identified in the previous studies in this regard (10,12,13,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”

“…According to most studies, lack of infrastructures and technologies is another barrier to medical education, which is more prominent in lowand middle-income developing countries (15). Moreover, lack of access to the internet, lack of proper structures, presence of socially vulnerable students, and sociocultural norms were identified as the barriers to online learning (10,13,16,17).…”

“…Among other e-learning challenges were sitting in front of a computer for long hours, distractions caused by the lack of a space dedicated to studying (15), and stress due to e-learning (16). Meanwhile, Rajab et al claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted students' confidence in the effectiveness of online medical education.…”

The Upsurge and Impact of COVID 19 in India: Health Issues and Remedial Measures

“…[19][20][21][22][23]. Few more related studies on impact of Covid-19 were reported [24][25][26][27].…”

Retos de la educación universitaria virtual en Lima

“…Como consecuencia del crecimiento de los contagios por la COVID-19, los países del mundo comenzaron a establecer políticas estratégicas con extrema prioridad de aplicación, a fin de reducir el rápido avance de la enfermedad, estas medidas para contrarrestar a la COVID-19 son diferentes dependiendo de cada sector de aplicación, en la salud se presentó la limitación de atención en clínicas y hospitales, en lo social el distanciamiento social obligatorio fue la norma establecida y en educación la implementación de métodos de formación a distancia que suponen grandes retos tanto para las instituciones como para los estudiantes (Patil y Naqvi, 2020).…”