Online Teaching Skills During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: One Curve We Do Not Want to Flatten

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged physicians in academic medicine and clinician-educators in the classroom and at the patient bedside. Medical educators had to pivot overnight-adaptability was essential to providing quality medical education despite government shut-downs, accrediting body recommendations, and institutional limitations on clinical rotations and in-person meetings. Academic institutions faced multiple challenges in making the switch from in-person teaching to online learning. Through those challenges, many lessons were learned. We outline the advantages, challenges, and best practices of delivering medical education virtually.