TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Technology to Maintain the Education of Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Chick, Robert Connor
AU - Clifton, Guy Travis
AU - Peace, Kaitlin M.
AU - Propper, Brandon W.
AU - Hale, Diane F.
AU - Alseidi, Adnan A.
AU - Vreeland, Timothy J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge to surgical residency programs. Due to the restrictions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations, the educational landscape for surgical residents is rapidly changing. In addition, the time course of these changes is undefined. Methods: We attempt to define the scope of the problem of maintaining surgical resident education while maintaining the safety of residents, educators, and patients. Within the basic framework of limiting in-person gatherings, postponing or canceling elective operations in hospitals, and limiting rotations between sites, we propose innovative solutions to maintain rigorous education. Results: We propose several innovative solutions including the flipped classroom model, online practice questions, teleconferencing in place of in-person lectures, involving residents in telemedicine clinics, procedural simulation, and the facilitated use of surgical videos. Although there is no substitute for hands-on learning through operative experience and direct patient care, these may be ways to mitigate the loss of learning exposure during this time. Conclusions: These innovative solutions utilizing technology may help to bridge the educational gap for surgical residents during this unprecedented circumstance. The support of national organizations may be beneficial in maintaining rigorous surgical education.
AB - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge to surgical residency programs. Due to the restrictions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations, the educational landscape for surgical residents is rapidly changing. In addition, the time course of these changes is undefined. Methods: We attempt to define the scope of the problem of maintaining surgical resident education while maintaining the safety of residents, educators, and patients. Within the basic framework of limiting in-person gatherings, postponing or canceling elective operations in hospitals, and limiting rotations between sites, we propose innovative solutions to maintain rigorous education. Results: We propose several innovative solutions including the flipped classroom model, online practice questions, teleconferencing in place of in-person lectures, involving residents in telemedicine clinics, procedural simulation, and the facilitated use of surgical videos. Although there is no substitute for hands-on learning through operative experience and direct patient care, these may be ways to mitigate the loss of learning exposure during this time. Conclusions: These innovative solutions utilizing technology may help to bridge the educational gap for surgical residents during this unprecedented circumstance. The support of national organizations may be beneficial in maintaining rigorous surgical education.
KW - COVID-19
KW - distance learning
KW - flipped classroom
KW - surgical videos
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082857029&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.03.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 32253133
AN - SCOPUS:85082857029
SN - 1931-7204
VL - 77
SP - 729
EP - 732
JO - Journal of Surgical Education
JF - Journal of Surgical Education
IS - 4
ER -