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Ad astra per aspera (Through Hardships to the Stars): Lessons Learned from the First National Virtual APDS Meeting, 2020.
Terhune, Kyla P; Choi, Jennifer N; Green, John M; Hildreth, Amy N; Lipman, Jeremy M; Aarons, Cary B; Heyduk, Donna A; Misra, Subhasis; Anand, Rahul J; Fise, Thomas F; Thorne, Catherine B; Edwards, Gretchen C; Joshi, Amit R T; Clark, Clarence E; Nfonsam, Valentine N; Chahine, Alfred; Smink, Douglas S; Jarman, Benjamin T; Harrington, David T.
  • Terhune KP; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: Kyla.terhune@vumc.org.
  • Choi JN; Department of Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Green JM; Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Hildreth AN; Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  • Lipman JM; Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Aarons CB; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Heyduk DA; Department of Surgery, Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
  • Misra S; HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME, Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, Florida.
  • Anand RJ; Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
  • Fise TF; Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Thorne CB; Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Edwards GC; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Joshi ART; Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Clark CE; Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Nfonsam VN; Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
  • Chahine A; Department of Surgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Smink DS; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Jarman BT; Gundersen Medical Foundation, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
  • Harrington DT; Department of Surgery, Warren Alport School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
J Surg Educ ; 77(6): 1465-1472, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-634310
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

After COVID-19 rendered in-person meetings for national societies impossible in the spring of 2020, the leadership of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) innovated via a virtual format in order to hold its national meeting.

DESIGN:

APDS leadership pre-emptively considered factors that would be important to attendees including cost, value, time, professional commitments, education, sharing of relevant and current information, and networking.

SETTING:

The meeting was conducted using a variety of virtual formats including a web portal for entry, pre-ecorded poster and oral presentations on the APDS website, interactive panels via a web conferencing platform, and livestreaming.

PARTICIPANTS:

There were 298 registrants for the national meeting of the APDS, and 59 participants in the New Program Directors Workshop. The registrants and participants comprised medical students, residents, associate program directors, program directors, and others involved in surgical education nationally.

RESULTS:

There was no significant difference detected for high levels of participant satisfaction between 2019 and 2020 for the following items overall program rating, topics and content meeting stated objectives, relevant content to educational needs, educational format conducive to learning, and agreement that the program will improve competence, performance, communication skills, patient outcomes, or processes of care/healthcare system performance.

CONCLUSIONS:

A virtual format for a national society meeting can provide education, engagement, and community, and the lessons learned by the APDS in the process can be used by other societies for utilization and further improvement.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Congresses as Topic / Internet Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Surg Educ Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Congresses as Topic / Internet Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Surg Educ Year: 2020 Document Type: Article