Maintaining surgical training during COVID-19 and redeployment: experiences from a group of core surgical trainees

Teaching in times of crisis: Virtual classroom AEC. Influence of COVID-19 on surgeons of the future

“… 1 This healthcare crisis has had a significant universal psychosocial impact, causing among healthcare professionals great anxiety, fear of transmitting or contracting the disease, depression and even post-traumatic stress disorder, all of which are factors that can negatively influence their ability to learn and perhaps even leave an indelible mark on their future. 2 , 3 , 4 Added to this is the fact that some residents and directors of surgical services have been infected by the disease and have had to spend confinements away from their daily duties. 5 …”

“…The e-learning methods, such as the AEC Virtual Classroom, with which we have tried to correct these deficiencies have been well received and have enjoyed great participation, but they do not fully compensate for the training lost. 4 , 12 It will be essential to design new systems to evaluate training and acquired skills in order to determine whether these new teaching methods are sufficient or whether we should continue innovating in surgical teaching to prevent this SAR-CoV-2 pandemic from leaving an indelible mark on the surgeons of the future and their patients.…”