ALiEM Connect: Large-Scale, Interactive, Virtual Residency Programming in Response to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

The COVID-19 pandemic restricted in-person gatherings, including residency conferences. The pressure to quickly reorganize educational conferences and convert content to a remote format overwhelmed many programs. This article describes the pilot event of a large-scale, interactive, virtual educational conference modeled, designed, and implemented by Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM), called ALiEM Connect.

Approach

The pilot ALiEM Connect event was conceptualized and implemented within a 2-week period in March 2020. The pilot was livestreamed via a combination of Zoom and YouTube and was archived by YouTube. Slack was used as a backchannel to allow interaction with other participants and engagement with the speakers (via moderators who posed questions from t

SUBMITTER: Rose CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475644 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature