PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gary Ko
AU  - David Berger-Richardson
AU  - Savtaj Brar
AU  - David W. Lim
AU  - Tulin D. Cil
TI  - Surgical trainees achieving the CanMEDS roles in the COVID-19 era: What have we learned and where do we go?
AID  - 10.1503/cjs.005321
DP  - 2022 May 11
TA  - Canadian Journal of Surgery
PG  - E317--E319
VI  - 65
IP  - 3
4099  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/3/E317.short
4100  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/3/E317.full
SO  - CAN J SURG2022 May 11; 65
AB  - The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially changed the practice of medicine with a shift to virtual clinical encounters, alternative management of surgical diseases owing to restrictions on elective operations, and physician redeployment to other medical services requiring coverage. These changes may limit opportunities for trainees to gain surgical expertise and have the potential to drastically affect postgraduate surgical education. However, the pandemic has also created a number of opportunities to navigate these challenges and enhance how surgical education is delivered. For example, there are now more learning opportunities available to trainees because of virtual educational sessions. We highlight some considerations in adapting postgraduate surgical training to achieve competency in the CanMEDS roles in the COVID-19 era.