Agyei-Nkansah Adwoa, Adjei Patrick, Torpey Kwasi
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana School of Public Health, Legon, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2020 Dec;54(4 Suppl):113-116. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.18.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Hubei province of China has rapidly transformed into a global pandemic. In response to the first few reported cases of COVID-19, the government of Ghana implemented comprehensive social and public health interventions aimed at containing the disease, albeit its effect on medical education is less clear. Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 has brought changes that may impact the plan of career progression for both students and faculty. Hitherto, medical education had students getting into contact with patients and faculty in a facility setting. Their physical presence in both in-and outpatients' settings has been a tradition of early clinical immersion experiences and the clerkship curriculum. Rotating between departments makes the students potential vectors and victims for COVID-19. COVID-19 has the potential to affect students throughout the educational process. The pandemic has led to a complete paradigm shift in the mode of instruction in a clinical care setting. Inperson training has either been reduced or cancelled in favour of virtual forms of pedagogy. The clinics have also seen a reduction in a variety of surgical and medical cases. This situation may result in potential gaps in their training. Outpatient clinics have transitioned mainly to telemedicine, thus minimizing students' exposure to clinic encounters. Faced with this pandemic, medical educators are finding ways to best ensure rigorous training that will produce competent physicians. This article discusses the status of medical education and the effect of COVID-19 and explores potential future effects in a resource-limited country.
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中国湖北省爆发的2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）已迅速演变成一场全球大流行。针对最初报告的几例COVID-19病例，加纳政府实施了全面的社会和公共卫生干预措施，旨在控制该疾病，尽管其对医学教育的影响尚不清楚。毫无疑问，COVID-19带来的变化可能会影响学生和教师的职业发展计划。在此之前，医学教育让学生在医疗机构环境中与患者和教师接触。他们在门诊和住院部的实际存在一直是早期临床实习经历和临床实习课程的传统。在各科室之间轮转使学生成为COVID-19的潜在传播媒介和受害者。COVID-19有可能在整个教育过程中影响学生。这场大流行导致临床护理环境中的教学模式发生了彻底的范式转变。面对面培训要么减少，要么取消，转而采用虚拟教学形式。诊所的各种外科和内科病例也有所减少。这种情况可能导致他们的培训出现潜在差距。门诊诊所主要转向了远程医疗，从而最大限度地减少了学生接触临床诊疗的机会。面对这场大流行，医学教育工作者正在寻找方法，以最好地确保严格的培训，培养出称职的医生。本文讨论了医学教育的现状以及COVID-19的影响，并探讨了在一个资源有限的国家可能产生的未来影响。
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