From the Operating Room to Online: Medical Student Surgery Education in the Time of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On March 17, 2020 the Association of American Medical Colleges recommended dismissal of medical students from clinical settings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-year (M3) and fourth-year (M4) medical students were at home, M4s were interested in teaching, and residents and faculty had fewer clinical responsibilities due to elective surgery cancellations. To continue M3 access to education, we created a virtual surgery elective (VSE) that aimed to broaden students' exposure to, and elicit interest in, general surgery (GS).

Methods

Faculty, surgical residents, and M4s collaborated to create a 2-wk VSE focusing on self-directed learning and direct interactions with surgery faculty. Each day was dedicated to a specific pathology commonly encountered in GS. A variet

SUBMITTER: Grady ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8403665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature