Medical Education from a Distance during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Dean Ma. Lourdes D. Maglinao, MD 

In the 2021 Discurso de Apertura (Opening Lecture), Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Dean Ma. Lourdes Domingo-Maglinao, MD talked about how the country's pioneer medical school embraced distance education during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw forced school lockdowns and mobility restrictions. In her lecture, she acknowledged both the challenges and the opportunities, including how the setup accelerated the adoption of virtual learning techniques and applications.