Abstract

The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with requirements for social distancing, has interfered with bedside rounding and forced educators to find alternative practices and solutions. The Corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to rapid changes in teaching systems across the world. Educators must plan to continue to provide medical education and patient care during the pandemic, and these services should be conducted in accordance with ethical frameworks that are based on beneficence and the professional virtues of courage and self-sacrifice. Methods: A Google Form containing the study questionnaire was circulated among specific social media groups comprising medical teachers in the institutions of the Punjab and data analysed statistically. Results: We collected a total of 106 responses, out of which 73% were from GMC Patiala followed by 7% from GGSMC Faridkot . Participants included 55.3% females and 55.7% males; with an age range of 27-65 years with a mean age of 46 years. Amongst the respondents, only 78.3% were assistant professors and 16% were associate professors. 50.9% accessed e-learning through laptops and 34.9%. 100% and 83% teachers have shown familiarity with Google Classroom and Zoom respectively. 93.4% teachers preferred offline in person mode of teaching and 6.6 % preferred online teaching. They found online tools easy to use and have gained new experience. They prefer to get training for conducting online lectures and their preparation of lectures. They found traditional/live classroom lectures learning more effective due to lack of direct contact with students in online teaching. Conclusions: Beyond COVID-19, we anticipate further incorporation of online teaching methods within traditional medical education. This may accompany the observed shift in medical practice towards virtual consultations

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