Abstract
The impact of the disruption of COVID-19 pandemic on medical education is being innovatively tackled by many medical teaching
institutes worldwide. While the use of technology has steadily increased in medical teaching and learning over the past decade, in
the present unpredictable and uncertain times we are witnessing the exponential, hyper growth in the application of this
technology. The objective of this article is to review the role technology is likely to play in a disrupted, post COVID-19 world by a
transformative change in our existing practices of medical education leading to new and innovative opportunities.
The literature search methodology involves a systematic online search with PubMed, Google Scholar and other professional
electronic medical and technological library sources to review material for this article. The focus was to include post COVID-19,
publications from December 2019 to May, 2020. The impact of new and innovative opportunities in the current scenario has been
explored through two perspectives; the present use of communication platforms such as LMS, ZoomTM, MSTeamsTM etc. as tools of
distant online learning and assessment in medical universities. Secondly, the future impact of the utilization of emerging, cutting
edge technologies of adaptive learning resources comprising Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd), Extended reality (XR) and
collaborative databases of Open Educational resources (OER) and Open Course Ware (OCW) projects.
As evidence suggests in this review, the coming together of medical teaching and learning with technology in a uniquely enhanced
manner during this pandemic has led to historic innovation which is something to look forward to with a positive spirit by both
educators and learners
Ayesha Farooq, Sabine Rizwan, Shayan Farooq Qureshi, Uzma Hassa4. (2020) COVID-19 the disruptor; Challenges and opportunities in Medical Education, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1.
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