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Dear healthcare workers, students and anyone who contributes to healthcare during these extraordinary days After the 11th of March 2020, our lives have changed dramatically in a way that we would never have imagined. We are facing unprecedented changes in our environment as peers in society, economies, education, and in any form of the philosophy behind “globalization”. During these days, we see how important health, science, and education are for ourselves and for future scenarios that might happen in this manner. As EMSA, we have been reviewing the ongoing situation, and now, we are publishing our perspectives on the effects of the pandemic. At the end of this report, you will find our statement regarding the ongoing situation of medical education in Europe; focusing on student engagement, distance learning, and student employment. With literature research and a conducted survey study among our member countries and faculties, we are now presenting our opinions regarding the situation. You can find our recommendations for faculties, hospitals, educational committees, higher education councils, as well as students. Institutional Report for COVID-19 Impact on Medical Education...

Dear EMSAi, We hope you are safe and healthy in quarantine times. Since we are all at home, our medical education is not going on in the way we are used to. Are you worried about your medical career? Would you like to learn how you can maintain medical education as much as possible during this process ? The Medical Education Pillar Team  would like to welcome you to a webinar led by Lawrence Sherman. The main topic will be regarding COVID-19 and medical education during this process and shall be interactive -for this reason,please register and let us know your specific interests from the registration form. Brief information regarding our guest: Lawrence Sherman FACEHP, CHCP is the President of Meducate Global, LLC, a US-based organization involved in the assessment of global healthcare education systems worldwide, faculty development for educators of healthcare professionals, and support of continuing professional development in healthcare worldwide.  He also holds an International Development position with the Association for Medical Education in Europe, one of our main partners in medical education. Lawrence has been involved in medical and interprofessional education, with a concentration in continuing education, for over 25 years, and has authored numerous scholarly publications and delivered hundreds of presentations worldwide on topics related to medical education. Lawrence has also been an Educator in Emergency Medicine for the Emergency Medical Institute and Center for...