Teleconferencing for Virtual Visiting Professors and Virtual Grand Rounds.
Plast Reconstr Surg
; 147(5): 872e-874e, 2021 05 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1198273
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY:
The 2020 global pandemic related to the coronavirus has led to unprecedented interruptions in typical patient care and resident education. Teleconferencing software was deployed by many institutions to comply with quarantine and social-distancing regulations. To supplement the loss of clinical experience for trainees, the authors implemented a novel virtual-educational programming using virtual visiting professors and virtual grand rounds. The authors describe the two different formats and advantages such as access to multiple speakers on diverse, innovative topics and decreased financial burdens to the host program. However, the authors do acknowledge some disadvantages from lack of face-to-face social interaction/networking and the need to consider time-zone differences. Both new programs were embraced by trainees at the authors' own institution and residents/medical students across the United States and Canada and around the world. The authors believe teleconferencing should be permanently incorporated into future educational opportunities for plastic surgeons, as it provides easy access to high-quality information.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Videoconferencing
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Teaching Rounds
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Plast Reconstr Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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