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Explained: Covid-19 pandemic and its transformational impact on the medical education
Mar 16, 2021
An article from India Today discussing how the pandemic brought a pause to the routine learning schedule, highlighting the need for the medical education sector to adapt to the need for new learning environments.
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COVID-19’s emotional impact: Medical students cope with isolation
Mar 12, 2021
An article from the AAMC featuring first- and second-year students sharing how the lack of personal contact with peers and professors impacts them.
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Medical students help tackle COVID-19 community health challenges
Mar 12, 2021
Sarah Sexton reports on how third year medical students have worked on their Community Action Projects in response to Covid-19 challenges.
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Medical students review curriculum to improve racial representation in learning materials
Mar 12, 2021
An article looking at how more than 120 students reviewed over 900 pieces of learning material to inform curriculum recommendations at Queen's University, Ontario
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When pressure’s on, here’s how master adaptive learners respond
Mar 09, 2021
An article from the AMA looking at the Master Adaptive Learner (MAL) framework for lifelong learning and the ways in which it can assist physicians develop expertise in a subject.
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The Transformational Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education
Mar 08, 2021
US Students share their experiences of being learners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medical Schools Face Increasing Challenges
Mar 04, 2021
Redbrick reports on the increasing challenges faced by UK medical schools following the rising acceptance rate
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Medical education and far flung areas
Mar 03, 2021
An article discussing the needs and expansion of medical education into underserved, out-of-the-way rural locations typically overlooked.
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