Applying for Fellowship Training in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology in the Contemporary Era – Keys for Success

The Fellowship Experience in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology—Strategies for Applicants and Fellows to Navigate the Coronavirus Crisis

“…The program leadership is able to continue usual protocols with only minor disruptions in fellowship operations, including clinical care, educational and committee activities, and the match process to interview and select future fellows. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The second stage of the pandemic response, as defined by the ACGME, results in mild-to-moderate disruption of fellowship activities. The program leadership has to make significant adjustments in fellowship operations as part of the contingency planning to accommodate the demands of the pandemic at this moderate intensity level.…”

“…Because the fellowship in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology is typically a 1-year program, the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are particularly important in how they affect graduation for most of the current fellows (June 30, 2020). [10][11][12]26,27 The fellowship educational environment may be disrupted to a significant degree, depending on the intensity of the pandemic for a given program. [3][4]6 A resilient program may be able to switch to virtual learning and flip the classroom.…”