Medical Education Through Distance Learning: How Does it Work?

Leilani B. Mercado-Asis

May 2020 DOI 10.35460/2546-1621.2020-0021     Access   

Abstract

The application of distance learning in medical education has been a continuous challenge to approximate face-to-face clinical skill teaching. Nonetheless, online education has proven to be effective in addressing student satisfaction, engagement, motivation and excellent academic performance. How eLearning evolved in a medical setting through the years and the evolution of state-of-the-art teaching resources will be discussed accordingly.

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