@article{Chowdhury_K-2022_57076,
title = {Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental and medical education in Bangladesh: a pilot study and the implications},
author = {Chowdhury, K. and Haque, M. and Lutfor, A. and Siddiqui, T. and Ahmad, R. and Sultana, I. and Sharma, P. and Lugova, H. and Etando, A. and Godman, B.},
month = {feb},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Objective: Lockdown and other measures, including the closure of universities, introduced by Governments across countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have appreciably impacted on the education of dental and medical students across countries. Key challenges included the need to rapidly move to e-learning as well as instigate new approaches to practicals for health science students. This involves lecturers and students necessarily needing to rapidly adapt to e-learning and other approaches. There have also been affordability issues among students to regularly access the Internet, and purchase the necessary equipment, particularly among those from low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. Consequently, there is an urgent need to assess current challenges among senior level physicians and educators in Bangladesh regarding the education of dental and medical students arising from the current pandemic, and how these are being addressed, to provide future direction. This is particularly important in Bangladesh with high rates of both infectious and non-infectious diseases. Materials and},
pages = {444-454},
volume = {21},
issue = {2},
journal = {Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science},
publisher = {Ibn Sina Trust},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v21i2.58080},
}
