Newer Methods of Surgical Learning: Gifts of COVID-19 to Medical School

BACKGROUND: India has survived three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. To adapt to the flow of life, hospitals metamorphosed into sanctums with all hands at the deck for containment of the pandemic. The training of residents in medical schools was hugely impacted during this time. METHODS: Various edu...

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Autores principales: Verma, Manvi, Mundhra, Rajlaxmi, Chaturvedi, Jaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9403948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36039348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13224-022-01700-4
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: India has survived three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. To adapt to the flow of life, hospitals metamorphosed into sanctums with all hands at the deck for containment of the pandemic. The training of residents in medical schools was hugely impacted during this time. METHODS: Various educational aids to improve surgical training were reviewed and assessed. RESULTS: Augmented, virtual and mixed reality devices, 3-D anatomy learning aids, and simulation programs were the main categories found. CONCLUSION: The global intelligentsia has worked at an exceptional momentum during COVID-19 to imbibe novel developments in the medical field for better surgical training. These advances are truly gifts of COVID-19 to medical school.

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