Reimagining medical education for primary care in the time of COVID-19: a world view

Ramsay R 1 , Nashat NH 2 , Thuraisingham C 3 , Andrades M 4 , Ng V 5 , Cabezas-Escobar CE 6 Show all authors , Mugambi J 7 , Wass V 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  • 2 Family Medicine, Director of the Medical Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Al Minufya, Egypt
  • 3 Family Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Professor and Head, Institute of Family Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 5 Programs and Practice Support, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada
  • 6 Undergraduate and Graduated of Family and Community Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
  • 7 Department of Family Medicine, Kabarak Univeristy, Nakuru, Kenya
  • 8 Chair WONCA Working Party on Education, Emeritus Professor of Medical Education, Keele University, Keele, UK
Educ Prim Care, 2021 01;32(1):2-5.
PMID: 33295252 DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2020.1851147

Abstract

This article sets out to highlight the challenges and opportunities for medical education in primary care realised during the COVID-19 pandemic and now being enacted globally. The themes were originally presented during a webinar involving educationalists from around the world and are subsequently discussed by members of the WONCA working party for education. The article recognises the importance of utilising diversity, addressing inequity and responding to the priority health needs of the community through socially accountable practice. The well-being of educators and learners is identified as priority in response to the ongoing global pandemic. Finally, we imagine a new era for medical education drawing on global connection and shared resources to create a strong community of practice.

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