Rapid advances in clinical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are taking place globally. This scoping review updated the educational strategies which could be applied by clinical educators in their practice to effectively maintain clinical attachment programs for medical students amidst public health crises. Almost all elements of clinical teaching were deliverable, whether it was online, onsite, virtual or blended, their educational effectiveness should be further examined. Increase in the number of telemedicine related publications were remarkable, and they could serve as a scalable model for future educational programs to be incorporated into the medical student curricula.
Keywords: COVID-19; Clinical education; Medical students; Online education; Telemedicine; Virtual platform.
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