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