COVID-19 and the transition to virtual teaching sessions in an orthopaedic surgery training program: a survey of resident perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on medical education. Due to concerns of the virus spreading through gatherings of health professionals, in-person conferences and rounds were largely cancelled. The purpose of this study is the evaluate the implementation of an online educational curriculum by a major Canadian orthopaedic surgery residency program in response to COVID-19.

Methods

A survey was distributed to residents of a major Canadian orthopaedic surgery residency program from July 10^th to October 24^th, 2020. The survey aimed to assess residents' response to this change and to examine the effect that the transition has had on their participation, engagement, and overall educational experience.

Results

Altogether, 25 of 28 (89%) r

SUBMITTER: Kruse C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature