Using Technology to Maintain the Education of Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By R. Chick, G. Clifton, Kaitlin M. Peace, B. Propper, D. Hale, Adnan Alseidi, T. Vreeland. Journal of Surgical Education, 2020
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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.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Surgery
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- Antivirus-built environment: Lessons learned from Covid-19 pandemic (2020, background): “The use of media for information sharing, and webinars for sharing knowledge and expertise have seen widespread adoption during the COVID19 pandemic (Chick et al., 2020; Goniewicz et al., 2020).”
- Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, background): “Telemedicine technology is widely available, low-cost, and widely accepted by physicians and patients [23, 35].”
- Learning and development (2013, neutral): “Modern authors have demonstrated the broad possibilities of using modern innovative technologies (Chick et al., 2020).”
- The Effect of Competences, Work Motivation, Learning Environment on Human Resource Performance (2021, background): “This is because competence, motivation, and learning environment do not support teacher performance and the quality of education achieved (Chick et al., 2020).”