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01-07-2020 | COVID-19 | Editorial Perspective

We Asked the Experts: Virtual Learning in Surgical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Shaping the Future of Surgical Education and Training

Authors: Haley Ehrlich, Mark McKenney, Adel Elkbuli

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 7/2020

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The outbreak of COVID-19 continues to generate profound effects on surgical education and training. Currently, surgical training programs must decide between arresting their surgical education curriculums and devising adapted versions. By halting their educational programs, a disservice is done to their residents, medical students, and the surgical community. In contrast, programs designing virtual learning alternatives to maintain their curriculums forge the future of surgical teaching [1, 2]. These new designs create durable programs, which are able to acclimate to a multitude of situations while continuing surgical education and training [3]. …

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Title: We Asked the Experts: Virtual Learning in Surgical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Shaping the Future of Surgical Education and Training
Authors: Haley Ehrlich
Mark McKenney
Adel Elkbuli
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: COVID-19
Burnout Syndrome
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05574-3

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