Bridging the digital divide: promoting equal access to online learning for health professions in an unequal world

• Main Authors: Han, Siew Ping, Kumwenda, Ben
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Digital divide; E-learning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178946
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Online learning has the potential to enhance open and equitable access to medical education resources globally. Conversely, there are also concerns that it can perpetuate and exacerbate digital inequalities between developed (global North) and developing (global South) countries. In this article, we...