Abstract

Dalavi Nilam B*, Badadhe Sandip G

Students have the opportunity to apply their medical knowledge and skills for the benefit of their professional development and the social welfare of their community, engaging in different roles according to the level of expertise achieved in the training process. “We are currently experiencing a transcendental moment in clinical education because, in addition to the uncertainty that the medical student typically faces during an educational procedure, he or she has to face the fear of contagion and disease during the health contingency for COVID-19. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020 has had profound impacts on medical education, both domestic and abroad. In this consensus paper from the American College of Academic International Medicine, we systematically discuss the impact of the pandemic both immediately and long term on international medical education, bedside teaching, procedural teaching, didactics and curriculum, accreditation, and mental health of medical teachers and learners. We discuss some strategies that have been implemented to mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic while providing reasons for hope in the future.