The document discusses the vision for transforming medical education after the COVID-19 pandemic. It advocates starting with understanding why transformation is needed before deciding what changes to make and how to make them. Any changes should be doable, scalable, and sustainable. In response to advances in artificial intelligence, medical education should focus on developing students' "human" qualities like empathy, mindfulness, and teaching. The pandemic provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and improve medical education through strategic planning, innovation, and design.

1. The vision of transformation in medical
education after the COVID-19 pandemic
- Keynote Presentation, KSME 2021
Dr Poh-Sun Goh
MBBS(Melb), FRCR, FAMS, MHPE(Maastricht), FAMEE
Associate Professor and Senior Consultant
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore (NUS) and National University Hospital, Singapore
Associate Member
Center of Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
https://medicaleducationelearning.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-vision-of-transformation-in-medical.html
(Slides and additional online content - cited, further reading)

2. The vision of transformation in medical
education after the COVID-19 pandemic

3. The vision - outcomes - better of
transformation - doable - scalable -
sustainable in medical education -
pedagogy after - plan, innovate, design -
now! the COVID-19 pandemic - once in
generation ‘opportunity’

4. "... COVID-19 ... in just a few months ... digitally disrupted the world
faster than all the chief executive of
fi
cers', chief information
of
fi
cers', and chief technology of
fi
cers' combined efforts could ever
achieve ..." Yeoh Oon Jin, Executive Chairman, PwC Singapore,
quoted in https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/views-from-the-top/
digitalisation-and-tech-here-to-stay (published Dec 7, 2020
)

5. "We've seen this year how online has been a lifeline ... "
Sundar Pichai, CEO Alphabet, quoted in article link below https://
www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/s-e-asias-
internet-economy-on-cusp-of-massive-transformation-alphabet-ceo
(Published Dec 7, 2020)

6. "I think the most prevalent change this year was learning how to build trust across
screens ..."
Seamon Chan, Managing Partner, Palm Drive Capital, quoted in https://
www.businesstimes.com.sg/views-from-the-top/digitalisation-and-tech-here-to-sta
y
(Published Dec 7, 2020
)
"This year forced the world to go online ... gave us an opportunity to choose to bring
more empathy into our everyday interactions ... mutual understanding that the
person at the other end is also human ... more than their designation, but also a
mother, a husband, a neighbour and more" Shaun Hon, Director, Rainmaking,
quoted in https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/views-from-the-top/digitalisation-and-
tech-here-to-stay (published Dec 7, 2020)

7. Goh, PS. 'Medical Educator Roles of the Future'. Medical Science Educator.
Online publication 30 September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-01086-
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(Based on Plenary Presentation, IAMSE 2021)
Goh P.S, Sandars J. (2020) 'A vision of the use of technology in medical education after
the COVID-19 pandemic', MedEdPublish, 9, [1], 49, https://doi.org/10.15694/
mep.2020.000049.1
Goh, P.S. Technology enhanced learning in Medical Education: What’s new, what’s
useful, and some important considerations. MedEdPublish. 2016 Oct; 5(3), Paper
No:16. Epub 2016 Oct 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000102
(Based on closing Pecha Kucha presentation, AMEE 201
6
This presentation is based on, and extends published thinking from the following:

8. Three Key Takeaways:
Why before What and How
Doable, Scalable, Sustainabl
e
Response to AI is to become 'more human
’
‘better human’
- its not about the ‘tech’!
https://www.slideshare.net/dnrgohps/the-
fi
rst-step-in-technology-enhanced-learning-239123793

9. https://www.slideshare.net/dnrgohps/the-
fi
rst-step-in-technology-enhanced-learning-239123793

10. Key Themes:
Medical Education -
what it is,
brief history,
its value proposition,
current practice,
possible futures (potential, anticipated).

11. Key Words:
Strategic Thinking,
Vision,
Value Proposition,
Digital Transformation, Digital Disruption, Medical Education,
Future Thinking,
Design Thinking,
Innovation,
eLearning, Technology enhanced Learning (TeL),
COVID-19,
Disruption.
Technology.
Technological Unemployment.
AI. The human touch.

12. Key Takeaways:
Start by being Open, Observing, and being Objective.
Why, before What, and How.
Needs and Requirements,
Current-Anticipated-Projected-Aspirational, should drive (Omni-channel =
Physical + Digital, 'Phygital', or 'Clicks-and-Bricks') Transformation.
Response to AI is to become 'more human' - empathy, mindfulness,
counselling - mentoring - guiding - coaching - teaching - [leading]
(orientation and formal training)

13. Three Key Takeaways:
Why before What and How
Doable, Scalable, Sustainabl
e
Response to AI is to become 'more human
’
‘better human’
- its not about the ‘tech’!
https://www.slideshare.net/dnrgohps/the-
fi
rst-step-in-technology-enhanced-learning-239123793

14. The vision - outcomes - better of
transformation - doable - scalable -
sustainable in medical education -
pedagogy after - plan, innovate, design -
now! the COVID-19 pandemic - once in
generation ‘opportunity’

15. Thank yo
u

16. Let’s engage. Interact.
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