challenges and acceptance of e-teaching among medical professionals during the covid-19 pandemic

Background: previously resistant to change, medical professionals have now embraced e-teaching as a modern technology and the covid-19 pandemic has compelled the entire world to accept it as a fundamental tool for education. this study aimed to evaluate the challenges and acceptance of e-teaching by medical professionals during the covid-19 pandemic. methods: an electronic form questionnaire was designed and validated according to the technology acceptance model (tam) to find out the factors that affect the acceptance and use of e-teaching by medical professionals. results: most of the participants (88%) agreed that the technological skills of giving online courses increase the educational value and experience of teaching medical professionals. the highest barrier to e-teaching was unsteady internet connectivity (56%), inadequate internet data(48%), lack of computers/ laptops (16.5%), and technical problems (73%). the rate of participant agreement on perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and acceptance of e-teaching was (83.1%, 81.4%, and 88.6% respectively). conclusion: in our current study, most of the participants strongly agreed with the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and acceptance of e-teaching. it is evident that online teaching will persist, and education will increasingly adopt a hybrid model.