Designing a virtual learning framework in medical education: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to assess and improve virtual education at medical universities. Given the successes achieved, it is essential to develop the infrastructure for virtual education and establish clear standards for it so that blended and electronic education can be implemented more effectively alongside in-person education in the future. To address the challenges in clinical education highlighted by the study, implementing blended learning approaches emerges as a key strategy for improving virtual and in-person medical education.