. Habibolah Rezaei; . Aliakbar Haghdoost; . Hamid Akbari Javar; . Reza Dehnavieh; . Shahintaj Aramesh; . Nasrin Dehgani; . Mohamad Tahmasbi Sisakht
Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-8
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BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 has a great impact on medical sciences education. Some researcheshave been conducted on the effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic on medical sciences educationin ...
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BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 has a great impact on medical sciences education. Some researcheshave been conducted on the effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic on medical sciences educationin the world. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of this disease on medical scienceseducation in Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This futures study research was carried out using the future wheelmethod in Iran’s University of Medical Sciences in the spring of 2020. A semi‑structured interviewwas also conducted on the vice chancellors of medical sciences universities, faculty presidents,faculty vice chancellors, faculty members, medical education specialists, and university students,who were purposefully identified. The interview continued until achieving data saturation. Analysisof the interviews was performed by MAXQDA version 10 software.RESULTS: The effects were presented at three levels including primary effects, secondary effects,and third effects. In addition, 16 primary effects, 51 secondary effects, and 24 tertiary effects wererecognized. One primary effect of the coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic on medical scienceseducation in Iran was fear, stress, and anxiety among students and faculty members as well asstaffs to get the disease. In addition, rumor was circulated concerning the infection of some people,thus, there was a need for holding courses regarding stress management and rumor management.One secondary effect of the coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic on medical sciences education inIran was allocation of a number of educational hospitals to the referral hospitals of COVID‑19. Onetertiary effect of the coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic on medical sciences education in Iran wasincreasing the number of virtual courses.CONCLUSIONS: The most important effect of this disease on medical sciences education is thepostponement of practical and apprenticeship classes, and consequently the increased length of theacademic term that leads to delay in the students’ graduation, which can reduce the workforce. Onthe one hand, this disease causes death of a number of students, educational and medical staffs,and faculty members, as well as reduces the workforce. Also, lengthening the recruitment of facultymembers will add to this challenge. In this regard, there is a need to plan to compensate for theshortage of required human resources.
