Today marks a year from the day when the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in the U.S. It is a sober reminder…worth reflecting not only, of course, on the terrible human toll it has taken, but also how the pandemic has likely altered how many functions in society, including educational ones, will look in the future.

Continued from Part 1

Part 2: Re-Integration of Core Pre-Clinical Content into Clinical Experiences or Exercises

Potential Impact of Competency-Based Initiatives

Part 1: Dis-Integration?

Geographical Dis-Integration of Pre-Clinical Instruction

I last left you in the Spring with an optimistic take on the long-term impact of the pandemic on veterinary education.

In Part 1, I offered some suggestions about the immediate challenge of moving one’s instructional efforts rapidly online.   Hopefully, both faculty and students are flexibly adapting to the current reality.   As an example of an increase in search for “external” teaching resources, VetMedAcademy has seen its worldwide YouTube channel activity double just within the last month.