The impact of COVID-19 on surgical education: perspectives from Canadian general surgery residents

Most institutions have mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency education by transitioning to web-based educational platforms and using innovative solutions, such as surgical video libraries, telehealth clinics, online question banks via social media platforms, and procedural simul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hickey, Kala, Thorburn, Casey, Wilson, Jaime, Pace, David, Hogan, Michael, Quigley, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CMA Joule Inc. 2021
Materias:
Discussions in Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34759047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.005921
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Sumario:Most institutions have mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency education by transitioning to web-based educational platforms and using innovative solutions, such as surgical video libraries, telehealth clinics, online question banks via social media platforms, and procedural simulations. Here, we assess the perceived impact of COVID-19 on Canadian surgical residency education and discuss the unique challenges in adapting to a virtual format and how novel training methods implemented during the pandemic may be useful in the future of surgical education.

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