Impact of COVID-19 on away rotations in surgical fields
| Autor: | Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Carter J. Boyd, Dani C. Inglesby, Timothy W. King, Benjamin J. Greene, Michael A. Harrington, Michael D. Johnson, Britney Corey, M. Lance Tavana |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
match
Students Medical Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject Pneumonia Viral Specialty coronavirus Subspecialty Article surgery Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Humans residency applications Personnel Selection Location Pandemics Curriculum Schools Medical media_common Infection Control Medical education SARS-CoV-2 Internship and Residency COVID-19 Home program away rotations Variety (cybernetics) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Coronavirus Infections Psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Surgical Research Journal of Surgical Research |
| ISSN: | 1095-8673 0022-4804 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a variety of challenges in the medical education curriculum, one of which is the possible loss of summer and fall away rotations for fourth year students applying into surgical subspecialties. Subsequently, a lack of in-person evaluations may have a major impact on an applicant’s perception of the residency and the program’s ability to assess the individual applicant. This is especially crucial for applicants without a home program in their specialty of interest, as away rotations are an important opportunity to confirm interest in pursuit of a subspecialty, obtain letters of recommendation, and make positive impressions at programs of interest. The objective of this article is to assess the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in light of away rotations and to provide recommendations for surgical subspecialty programs and applicants in order to have the best outcome during this upcoming application cycle. In particular, we emphasize the importance of implementing universal processes within each individual subspecialty. This will provide equitable opportunities for all applicants minimizing potential biases or disadvantages based on geographic location or availability of a program at an applicant’s home institution. Highlights: • COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to the medical school curriculum, in particular away rotations • Programs and applicants should prepare for changes in this year’s application cycle • Specialty leaders in governing bodies should prepare by making unified decisions regarding away rotations for all programs and applicants to adhere to • Safety of medical students should be a top priority during these decisions |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full Text from ScienceDirect