Development and emergency implementation of an online surgical education curriculum for a General Surgery program during a global pandemic: The University of Southern California experience.
Am J Surg
; 221(5): 962-972, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-741037
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physical distancing required by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has limited traditional in-person resident education. We present our novel online curriculum for incorporation into traditional surgical educational programs.METHODS:
The online curriculum utilized weekly sub-specialty themed faculty and resident created lectures, ABSITE practice questions, and weekly sub-specialty synchronized readings. Attendance, resident and faculty surveys, and completed ABSITE practice questions evaluated for curriculum success. Curriculum was adapted as COVID-19 clinical restructuring ended.RESULTS:
77% and 80% of clinical residents attended faculty lectures and resident led topic discussions as compared to 66% and 48% attending traditional in-person grand rounds and SCORE curriculum (both p > 0.05). 71.9% of residents and 16.6% of faculty reported improved resident participation while none reported decreased levels of participation (p < 0.001). 87.1% of residents and 66.7% of faculty preferred the online curriculum (p = 0.374). Completed ABSITE practice questions per resident increased from 21 to 31 questions/week (p = 0.541).CONCLUSION:
Our online educational curriculum demonstrates success and can serve as a model for online restructuring of resident education.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Education, Distance
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Curriculum
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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