Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education
Date Submitted: Jun 20, 2021
Date Accepted: Jan 25, 2022
Date Submitted to PubMed: Jan 27, 2022
Preparing Medical Students for the Final Examinations During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Bumpy Ride to the Finishing Line
ABSTRACT
In this viewpoint, we share and reflect on the experiences of the final year students preparing for a high-stakes examination at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight the new challenges faced during online remote learning and major differences in the clinical learning environment at our teaching hospital which was one of the COVID-19 designated centres in Malaysia. We also document how a face-to-face professional examination was conducted for final year medical students at our institution despite in times of a global health crisis. The lessons learned throughout this process address the importance of resilience and adaptability in unprecedented times. We then recommend appropriate measures that could be applied by medical schools across the world to improve the delivery of quality medical education during a crisis in the years to come.
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