Flattening the curve of COVID-19 for medical education in psychiatry and addiction medicine

Jeffrey C.L. Looi; Daniel Bonner; Paul Maguire; Angus Finlay; Philip Keightley; Raj Parige; Michael Tedeschi; Rebecca Reay; Soo Leng Davis

doi:10.1177/1039856220946647

Flattening the curve of COVID-19 for medical education in psychiatry and addiction medicine

Jeffrey C.L. Looi^*, Daniel Bonner, Paul Maguire, Angus Finlay, Philip Keightley, Raj Parige, Michael Tedeschi, Rebecca Reay, Soo Leng Davis

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Objective: To describe the context, challenges and responses to COVID-19 public health measures for medical education in psychiatry, with an emphasis on sharing strategies for ongoing COVID-19 challenges. Conclusion: The rapidity of COVID-19 public health measures instituted in Australia required swift action for medical education to address lockdowns of student clinical placements. The responses included a transition to interim online learning followed by a return to truncated clinical placements renegotiated to conform to public health measures. Adjustment of formative and summative assessment has been necessary. However, further contingencies may emerge depending upon the overall progress of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-34
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856220946647
Publication status	Published - Feb 2021

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