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, United Arab Emirates

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

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

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, 505055
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Phone: 971 521401101
  • Email: ritu.lakhtakia@mbru.ac.ae