Citation: Saba Iqbal, Rehan Uddin, Naeem Naqi, Tahir Mukhtar Sayed, Gul Muhammad Shaikh (2022). Perception of Faculty and Students Regarding Effectiveness of Online Experience, a Cross-Sectional Study. Saudi J Med, 7(5): 249-253. 249 Saudi Journal of Medicine Abbreviated Key Title: Saudi J Med ISSN 2518-3389 (Print) | ISSN 2518-3397 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: https://saudijournals.com Original Research Article Perception of Faculty and Students Regarding Effectiveness of Online Experience, a Cross-Sectional Study Saba Iqbal 1* , Rehan Uddin 2 , Naeem Naqi 3 , Tahir Mukhtar Sayed 4 , Gul Muhammad Shaikh 5 1 Assistant Professor of DHPE and PGS Deptt., CMH, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry Lahore Pakistan 2 Professor of Dermatology & Director Faculty development, CMH, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry Lahore Pakistan 3 Principal & Professor of Medicine, CMH, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry Lahore Pakistan 4 Associate Professor General Medicine, Fauji Foundation Medical College, Rawalpindi Pakistan 5 Head of L-QEC Deptt. Of Health Professions' Education and Post Graduate Studies, CMH, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry Lahore Pakistan DOI: 10.36348/sjm.2022.v07i05.002 | Received: 26.03.2022 | Accepted: 30.04.2022 | Published: 10.05.2022 *Corresponding Author: Saba Iqbal Assistant Professor of DHPE and PGS Deptt., CMH, Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry Lahore Pakistan Abstract Background: The Education system has taken a 180-degree paradigm shift since Covid-19 wrapped up the prevailing global system. Now educational system used made electronic communication devices the prerequisite. Not only were the students, parents, and teachers dragged out of their comfort zone to learn and stretch their expertise in the digitalization of education and work. The endeavor has brought us to set standards and meet the needs of new standers. This study aimed to discover the suggestions of students and faculty to deal with the resentment that is being experienced with this online facade. Methodology: Cross-sectional study from March to May 2020, total participants was 523 including male and female medical students and faculty. Ethical approval was obtained from Ethical committee CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry (CMH LMC & IOD). Verbal informed consent was obtained. Self-administered questionnaires were given to the participants. Results: E-Learning opportunities need to be taught explicitly. Modern tools are the need of time. The faculty needs to understand student psychology as well as the application of modern tools and gadgets. Conclusions: E-learning posed a technological divide among the faculty members and students. The pandemic allowed us an opportunity to explore the realms of the digital world and expand our horizons to challenge the already existing medical education system, curriculum, and mode of its execution. Keywords: Corona virus, Covid-19, Pandemic, Online Education, Medical Education, Artificial Intelligence. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited. INTRODUCTION When the epidemic began, no one had the idea they will be facing a pandemic that would last years. As soon as situation began to go out of hands, various countries began to take measures to contain it. In the true sense, the challenge was not containing it when it began, but to be able to deal with sustaining those measures while the pandemic was being controlled. The emergence of Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) as a pandemic summoned every part of daily living. The concept of work from home to classes from home had shifted life to learn from home and educate from home. The institutions, companies, business owners, families all responded with care at large to follow the standard operating procedures set for COVID-19 Pandemic. All over the world, different software started developing that could cater to people’s needs of effective communication in the newly diagnosed era. Having closed institutions for an undetermined time period necessitated the boards and educational authorities to decide how to run the curricula and beat their defeat at the hands of time strategically at least. To cater to these concerns the software were used to establish online classrooms, discussion platforms and session spaces. These platforms included zoom, Google classroom, Meet, Teams, Facebook live, YouTube, Moodle and many others. Each of these platforms had their own efficacy for health professions education online classes and the study performed aimed to assess the efficacy of an online classroom whatever the means were used.