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. 2021 May;21(2):e191-e194.
doi: 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the way forward

Ikram A Burney  1 , Reem Abdwani  2 , Khamis Al-Hashmi  3 , Nadia Al-Wardy  4 , Muna Al-Saadoon  2
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COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the way forward

Ikram A Burney et al. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 May.

Abstract

COVID-19 has gripped the world with lightning speed. Since the onset of the pandemic, activity throughout the world came to a grinding halt. However, business had to continue and people have to learn to live with the virus while the pandemic continues to rage. Medical education is no exception and may even deserve special mention, as it prepares frontline workers against the endemics of tomorrow. We discuss here the journey of medical education at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, as the pandemic struck the world and Oman. This work suggests a roadmap for changes, discusses challenges and proposes measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on medical schools.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; COVID-19; Computer Simulation; Curriculum; Medical Education; Oman.

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