Introduction:

the COVID-19 disease has conditioned new learning scenarios in the world, it has affected emotional intelligence and, consequently, the academic performance of population groups of students.

Objective:

to investigate, from various research sources, the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance in medical students in the COVID-19 scenario, based on a study in the 10-year period before and during the pandemic.

Methods:

a review of bibliographic sources was carried out in SciELO, Dialnet and Google Scholar, from 2012 to 2022 with the use of keywords: emotional intelligence, academic performance, students, Medicine, COVID-19. Scientific articles, degree and master's theses were selected to achieve relevance in the study carried out.

Development:

emotional intelligence and academic performance in university students were evaluated in the conceptual order, the most relevant investigations were analyzed according to the author (year), the type of publication or study carried out. Statistical tests were applied that allowed to ponder the criteria and main regularities in relation to the subject.

Conclusions:

with the review of publications, it was possible to verify the effects of the pandemic on emotional intelligence and academic performance. This new learning scenario is still a challenge for teachers and researchers to understand.

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