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authors: Coe, Taylor M.; Jogerst, Kristen M.; Sell, Naomi M.; Cassidy, Douglas J.; Eurboonyanun, Chalerm; Gee, Denise; Phitayakorn, Roy; Petrusa, Emil
title: Practical Techniques to Adapt Surgical Resident Education to the COVID-19 Era
date: 2020-04-29
journal: Ann Surg
DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003993
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doc_id: 766841
cord_uid: so8bq046

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must be altered. Daodu and colleagues provide an insightful overview of the general implications that COVID-19 has on surgical education. 2 Herein, we describe several practical strategies for resident education focused on operative preparation, educational didactics and skills development and simulation, that transcend the geographical and temporal restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic (Figure 1 ).

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, video-based education (VBE) has become an increasingly utilized, effective technique for both knowledge acquisition and operating room preparation. 3 VBE is the delivery of educational content through video platforms, which stimulates dual promote knowledge retention. Slides should be formatted to reduce extraneous processing, manage essential processing, and foster generative processing, aligning with Mayer's principles of multimedia design. 10 One of the challenges educators face with virtual education is promoting active participation from a remote site, which is known to improve performance.

Utilization of online audience response systems and small group-based learning, such as through ZOOM™ breakout rooms, provides a means for not only engaging learners remotely, but also providing instructors an opportunity to assess content understanding and knowledge deficits.

In conclusion, a multi-faceted approach to virtual surgical education during the COVID-19 pandemic is feasible and can meet the educational needs of surgical residents amidst the current constraints. The unique hospital-setting brought about by this pandemic provides an opportunity to develop novel education strategies and utilize existing platforms in a way that transcends geospatial and temporal limitations. These flexible recommendations allow surgical residency programs the opportunity to maintain a rigorous educational experience despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19. As our surgical field unites to face this crisis, we are presented with a golden opportunity to embrace systemic change by developing and delivering collaborative educational content, forever leaving behind the limitations imposed by institutional silos.

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