Beyond brick and mortar: Staying connected in post‐pandemic blended learning environments

McGrath, Cormac; Palmgren, Per J.; Liljedahl, Matilda

These are certainly unprecedented times and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has turned many ideas about teaching and learning in medical education on their head. Who would have thought that, overnight, brick and mortar universities would be providing education solely through digital means? This form of radical change comes along perhaps once in a lifetime, and currently we have not seen the full fallout, or the potential benefits from the sudden and dramatic shift in medical education. More than a year later, we still find ourselves telecommuting in front of our screens; teaching, supervising, and assessing.