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Medical schools in difficulty: supporting medical education amid conflict
Opinion piece on advocating for health and educational inequalities especially in countries impacted by conflict and natural disasters.
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Against a backdrop of armed conflict and geo-political instability, medical education becomes a daunting challenge. As a UK GP with a professed interest in educational leadership in areas of inequality, I was sent a call for educational support that originated from the Dean of the international medical school at the Arab American University in Palestine. This request unravelled the challenges facing his students, institute, and the healthcare system at large while in the middle of war. It is a narrative of resilience amid chaos, where the continuity of undergraduate medical education hangs precariously in the balance, overshadowed by infrastructure damage, resource scarcity, and a pervasive threat to personal safety.
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Published in August 2024.
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| Contributed by: | WE-R NHS (Workforce and Education Research NHS) |
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| Licence: | More information on licences |
| First contributed: | 07 October 2024 |
| Audience access level: | General user |
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