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Vol. 15 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2020.15.24

EFFECTS OF THE SARS-COV-2 PANDEMIC ON MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ITALY: CONSIDERATIONS AND TIPS

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Received: October 15 2025
Published: October 16 2025
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Serena Bianchi
serena.bianchi@univaq.it
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
Roberto Gatto
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila; Dean of the Dentistry School, University of L’Aquil, Italy.
Leila Fabiani
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila; Dean of the Medical School, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
The pandemic due to the spread of the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been an unexpected challenge for national health systems worldwide. The
severity of the disease has forced Governments to introduce measures of containment and
mitigation, including social distancing, smart working, and the closure of commercial activities.
Universities have also had to stop lectures and practical training, even for medical, dental, and
healthcare students. Online lectures have replaced traditional classroom lectures, and they would
appear to be adequate for the teaching of bioscience. In some instances, telemedicine activities have
replaced the practicals. The latter maybe efficacious for general medical activity training, but may
result in a gap in terms of training for surgical specialties. Therefore, the scientific community
should consider carefully the influence that this period has had on medical education and whether
the healthcare workers who have experienced these educational changes could be negatively
impacted

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EFFECTS OF THE SARS-COV-2 PANDEMIC ON MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ITALY: CONSIDERATIONS AND TIPS. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 15. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2020.15.24
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