COVID-19 Changes Medical Learning

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J Korean Med Sci. 2021 Jan 4;36(1):e9 https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e9 eISSN 1598-6357·pISSN 1011-8934

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Received: Dec 10, 2020 Accepted: Dec 15, 2020 Address for Correspondence:

Min Suk Chung, MD, PhD

Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea.

E-mail: dissect@ajou.ac.kr

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Min Suk Chung

Department of Anatomy, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea

COVID-19 Changes Medical Learning

► See the article “Adaptations in Anatomy Education during COVID-19” in volume 36, number 1, e13.

Lecture video, virtual practice COVID-19 accelerates non-face-to-face medical learning.

COVID-19 changes medical learning.

In the case of anatomy learning, virtual dissection based on 3D models is positively used.

Even after disease, non-face-to-face learning must be the main method.

No way!

COVID-19 provokes the valuable debate on medical learning.

MS Chung (anatomy.co.kr)

At home

(Before BC COVID-19)

(After AD Disease)

Digital environment has been developed enough.

Face-to-face learning

must be the main method

until face-to-face doctor-

patient relationship exists.