Redefining Health Education in the Post-Pandemic World

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions in health education. At the time of crisis, digital technologies were instrumental in delivering synchronous and asynchronous online classes. The maximization of digital technologies during emergency remote education ensured the training continuity of future healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, online education does not reflect all the potential that instructional technologies can offer to the education sector. There have been emerging technologies and tools that can shape learning in higher education. Moreover, digital health is increasingly becoming an integral part of healthcare services as practitioners require new knowledge and skills to serve digitally-enabled patients. Consequently, in addition to adding these topics to the health curricula, we can also benefit from the use of technology as a health intervention. In this chapter, the authors discussed how curricula can profit from technology inclusion, and which limitations need to be considered to empower learners, educators, and leaders in the digital age.