RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Surgical trainees achieving the CanMEDS roles in the COVID-19 era: What have we learned and where do we go?
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E317
OP E319
DO 10.1503/cjs.005321
VO 65
IS 3
A1 Gary Ko
A1 David Berger-Richardson
A1 Savtaj Brar
A1 David W. Lim
A1 Tulin D. Cil
YR 2022
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/3/E317.abstract
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.