The recent outbreak of COVID-19, declared a pandemic, has affected medical education globally. The scenario is no different for medical students in India as they find themselves at a crossroads in their careers, with clinical and elective postings called off. Missing out on the opportunity to learn from “first-hand” clinical observation stands to threaten the quality of medical education and learning procured by Indian medical students which is extremely essential to deal with the vast patient load that awaits them in their impending future as healthcare professionals. Is the Indian medical education system being able to cope with the challenges imposed by the increasing burden of COVID-19? The authors propose few administrative and on-ground interventions that must seek to work collectively with all government and private medical institutions in order to help students/interns and residents in coping with stress, anxiety or academic losses incurred due to the pandemic.

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印度医学教育在大流行中处于何处？

最近爆​​发的COVID-19疫情已宣布为大流行，已经影响了全球医学教育。对于印度的医学生来说，情况没有什么不同，因为他们发现自己的职业生涯处于十字路口，取消了临床和选修职位。错过从“第一手”临床观察中学习的机会，将威胁到印度医学生进行医学教育和学习的质量，这对于应对即将来临的医疗保健中巨大的患者负担至关重要专业人士。印度医学教育系统是否能够应对COVID-19日益增加的负担所带来的挑战？作者提出了一些行政干预措施和实地干预措施，这些措施必须设法与所有政府和私人医疗机构共同努力，以帮助学生/实习生和居民应对因大流行而引起的压力，焦虑或学术损失。