We read with great interest the editorial by Tokuç and Varol on medical education in Turkey in time of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)(1). The authors outlined the need of a novel and holistic review of medical education, with modification of the curricula of medical schools and emphasized the social dimension of medicine, as major assets (1). We agree with the authors, and furthermore, we would like to discuss certain points that we consider important for any future amendments, emerging from a unique characteristic of a medical student, the clinical exercise:

1. Medicine is a hands-on craftsmanship. Medical training might result incomplete if acquired excessively through e-learning. Physical presence and performance under guidance in the hospital are mandatory. Prolonged discontinuation of practical education may consist a regression in academic maturation. Medical students need learning opportunities to practice intimate examinations and procedures on patients under appropriate supervision with professional and ethical standards (2).