Published on in Vol 7 , No 3 (2021) :Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27010, first published .
Taking a Leap of Faith: A Study of Abruptly Transitioning an Undergraduate Medical Education Program to Distance-Learning Owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taking a Leap of Faith: A Study of Abruptly Transitioning an Undergraduate Medical Education Program to Distance-Learning Owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taking a Leap of Faith: A Study of Abruptly Transitioning an Undergraduate Medical Education Program to Distance-Learning Owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stefan S Du Plessis 1 , MSc, MBA, PhD ;   Farah Otaki 2 , BSc, MPH, CPH, MBA ;   Shroque Zaher 1 , MBChB, FRCPath, CCT, PGCE ;   Nabil Zary 3 , MD, PhD ;   Ibrahim Inuwa 1 , MBBS, MMed Sci, MMEd, PhD ;   Ritu Lakhtakia 1 , MBBS, MD, PhD

1 College of Medicine , Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences , Dubai , AE

2 Strategy and Institutional Excellence , Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences , Dubai Healthcare City , Dubai , AE

3 Institute for Excellence in Health Professions Education , Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences , Dubai Healthcare City , Dubai , AE

Corresponding Author:

  • Ritu Lakhtakia , MBBS, MD, PhD
  • College of Medicine
  • Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Building 14
  • Dubai Health Care City
  • Dubai
  • AE
  • Phone: 971 521401101
  • Email: ritu.lakhtakia@mbru.ac.ae