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Lessons from a Low-Resource Country: A Narrative Review of Virtual Learning Adoption and Challenges in Medical Education in Iran During COVID-19

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  • Author(s): Vatankhah,Hajar; Vatanparast,Mahboubeh; Royani,Zahra; Mansouri,Ghazal
  • Document Type:
    Electronic Resource
  • Online Access:
    https://www.dovepress.com/lessons-from-a-low-resource-country-a-narrative-review-of-virtual-lear-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-AMEP
    info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2147/AMEP.S561822
  • Additional Information
    • Publisher Information:
      Dove Press 2026-02-11
    • Abstract:
      Hajar Vatankhah,1,2 Mahboubeh Vatanparast,3,4 Zahra Royani,5 Ghazal Mansouri6 1Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; 3Molecular Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; 4Clinical Research Development Unit (CRDU), Moradi Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; 5Surgical Technology Department, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran; 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranCorrespondence: Mahboubeh Vatanparast, Email Mahboob_vatan@yahoo.comObjective: The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the education system. Education shifted to virtual methods, while there was not enough time to plan and choose a proper educational platform. In this study, we present an up-to-date review of the most commonly used virtual education platforms in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This narrative review systematically searched Persian and English articles (2020– 2024) in Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, SID, CIVILICA, and PubMed using keywords: “COVID-19”, “virtual learning”, “online learning”, “distance learning”, “post-COVID infection”, “real and virtual simulation”, and “educational platforms”.Results: Virtual classes have become increasingly popular during the pandemic. Adobe Connect, Sky Room, Skype, Big Blue Button, Google Meet, Gharar, Zoom, and Navaid System were the most commonly used platforms during the COVID pandemic in Iran. The most frequently utilized systems included Shad (predominant in general education and training) and Navid (leading in medical sci
    • Subject Terms:
      Advances in Medical Education and Practice; Review; info:eu-repo/semantics/article
    • Availability:
      Open access content. Open access content
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • Note:
      text/html
      English
    • Other Numbers:
      NZDMP oai:dovepress.com/111911
      1573186209
    • Contributing Source:
      DOVE MEDL PRESS LTD
      From OAIster®, provided by the OCLC Cooperative.
    • Accession Number:
      edsoai.on1573186209
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