Navigating the ‘Next Normal’ in Medical Education Post COVID-19

Abstract

In Graduate Medical Education (GME), disaster management plans are put in place to navigate possible disasters or closures in training sites to ensure continuity. However, what happens when all training sites are facing the disaster such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which we may continue to battle for weeks and months to come. In such cases, will the current disaster management plans be sufficient? In extension, when this is all over, will GME be ready to navigate the unknown ‘next normal’? Is it time for medical education to learn from business and implement business continuity planning (BCP)?

Keywords

• medical education
• covid-19