EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AT THE CLUJ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY DURING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE CRISIS

Purpose – We present aspects regarding the managerial and organizational challenges in order to ensure the highest possible educational results inside the Medical University of Cluj-Napoca during the most severe global medical crisis of our times, the COVID-19 Pandemic. Methodology/approach – In order to challenge our thesis, we designed and conducted several questionnaires for all the parties involved in the educational process. Both students and teaching professors were asked to fulfill the questionnaires. Findings – Our results refer to the challenges and organizational efforts of transferring a well- established and acknowledge educational system in a very short time exclusive in the online dimension. We present valuable information for each significant section from the educational process of medical specialists. Research limitations/implications – We only conducted this study inside the Medical University of Cluj-Napoca. As one the most important educational institution in this field, the results of our study may apply to other educational institutions, as all the educational system in Romania was heavily impacted during the 2020 spring lock-down. Practical implications –The results of these study might be of great interest for all the parties acting in the educational system, mostly for medical branches, but not only. Especially those involved in the design of the educational system can find valuable data for the future, as being prepared for future possible lockdowns. Originality/value – The study implies parties directly involved in the educational system during the spring lock-down of 2020. The structure and design of our surveys were both adapted to the needs and target sphere of respondents