ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
—— This study aimed to determine the challenges encountered by clinical instructors in the new normal and their coping mechanisms. This study employed a quantitative inquiry to determine the challenges encountered and coping mechanisms employed by clinical instructors in the new normal, involving 75 clinical instructors from four different universities, who participated voluntarily. Data were gathered through a questionnaire from each participant and were analyzed and interpreted. Findings showed that these clinical instructors are greatly challenged in terms of learning resources, learning environment, learners and peers including health risks posed by the pandemic. There is a significant difference between the challenges encountered by clinical instructors in terms of learning environment and the number of seminars and trainings they have attended. This means that the challenges encountered by the clinical instructors are comparable with regards to the number of seminars and trainings they have attended. There is a significant relationship between the monthly income of the respondents and the challenges encountered by the respondents in terms of their learners. This means that the higher the monthly income of the clinical instructor, the more they are challenged to their learners. Nevertheless, these clinical instructors dealt with these difficulties by employing their own coping techniques. clinical teaching can be challenging and frustrating, especially in these difficult times, but as these clinical instructors demonstrated, everything is possible. Conventional education and training is recommended for clinical instructors because it has been proven as effective means of knowledge transfer and skills development. Hence, in clinical education, clinical instructors must be ready for any situation that may arise. instead, clinical instructors adjust and cope up with the challenges they experience and accept this reality. For this situation is unlikely to get better anytime soon. Keywords — New Normal Education, Challenges, Clinical instructor, Clinical teaching