The Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At the onset of social distancing, our general surgery residency transitioned its educational curriculum to an entirely virtual format with no gaps in conference offerings. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of our evolution to a virtual format and report program attitudes toward the changes.

Methods

On March 15, 2020, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) our institution restricted mass gatherings. We immediately transitioned all lectures to a virtual platform. The cancellation of elective surgeries in April 2020 then created the need for augmented resident education opportunities. We responded by creating additional lectures and implementing a daily conference itinerary. To evaluate the success of the changes and inform the development of fu

SUBMITTER: Nagaraj MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature