Abstract
COVID-19 has gripped the world with lightning speed. Since the onset of the pandemic, activity throughout the world came to a grinding halt. However, business had to continue and people have to learn to live with the virus while the pandemic continues to rage. Medical education is no exception and may even deserve special mention, as it prepares frontline workers against the endemics of tomorrow. We discuss here the journey of medical education at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, as the pandemic struck the world and Oman. This work suggests a roadmap for changes, discusses challenges and proposes measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on medical schools.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(2), e191-194
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Burney, I. A., Abdwani, R., Al-Hashmi, K., Al-Wardy, N., & Al Saadoon, M. (2025). COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(2), e191-194. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006
MLA 9
Burney, Ikram A., et al. "COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 2025, pp. e191-194. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006.
Chicago (author–date)
Burney, Ikram A., Reem Abdwani, Khamis Al-Hashmi, Nadia Al-Wardy, and Muna Al Saadoon. 2025. "COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 21 (2): e191-194. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006.
Harvard
Burney, I. A., Abdwani, R., Al-Hashmi, K., Al-Wardy, N. and Al Saadoon, M. (2025) 'COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(2), pp. e191-194. doi:10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006.
Vancouver
Burney IA, Abdwani R, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Wardy N, Al Saadoon M. COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;21(2):e191-194. doi:10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006
IEEE
I. A. Burney, R. Abdwani, K. Al-Hashmi, N. Al-Wardy, and M. Al Saadoon, "COVID-19 and the Clinical Phase of the Medical Doctorate Curriculum in Oman: Challenges and the Way Forward," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. e191-194, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.006.