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Abstract

BACKGROUND COVID- 19 pandemic hit the entire world and every institution was forced to close down. Medical education process comprises of theoretical classes, lab classes, practical classes as well as clinical classes. Medical institutes like other institutions were forced to start online teaching with fully knowing its limitation. Keeping in mind the recent new normal scenario, this study has been conducted in a medical college of West Bengal among medical faculties. We wanted to explore the barriers and facilitators for adoption of online teaching learning method among medical faculties in a medical college. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted among 24 medical educators of all disciplines of MBBS curriculum from 21st August, 2020, to 30th September, 2020. Data was collected by convenience sampling method. The subjects were interviewed with open ended questionnaire and data was analysed using Anthropac software. Free listing, pile sorting and thematic analysis was done. RESULTS Almost equal proportion of male (58.3%) and female (41.7%) faculties participated in this study. Lack of direct interaction, poor infrastructure, systematic error, problem in adapting teaching learning process were the main barriers while minimal contamination of COVID-19, uninterrupted teaching learning process were the facilitators of this process. CONCLUSIONS The coronavirus pandemic has raised huge difficulties for advanced education located around the world. A specific test has been the dire and surprising demand for already up close and personal college courses to be instructed on the web. On the web; instructing and learning suggest a specific academic substance information, principally identified with planning and arranging for better learning encounters and establishing unmistakable learning conditions, with the assistance of advanced innovations. Decoding and understanding these positives and negatives will help education system in creating strategies for more efficient delivery of the lessons, ensuring an uninterrupted learning journey for the students. KEY WORDS Qualitative Study, Free Listing, Pile Sorting, Thematic Analysis