The future of orthopaedic surgical education: Where do we go now?

Thompson, Joshua W.; Thompson, Emma; Sanghrajka, Anish

doi:10.1016/j.surge.2021.05.005

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption and development of novel GME instructional methods of education for use during large national conferences, education, and networking. 17,18 Despite the widespread adoption of virtual learning ac-…”

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“…20 In addition, the determination of whether a resident/fellow can graduate as previously scheduled is still the responsibility of the program director. 18 With pandemic changes, the determination of whether or not a resident has met the criteria for graduation can still be made although the curriculum as originally planned was not completed. 21 The COVID-19 pandemic has already been shown to create substantial changes in the personal, economic, and societal circumstances of healthcare professionals.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Experience

Higginbotham

Zalikha

Stoker

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Spartan Medical Research Journal

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INTRODUCTION The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus led to dramatic changes in graduate medical education and surgical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Orthopaedic Surgery residency education in the United States. METHODS A survey sent to all residents of the 201 ACGME-accredited Orthopaedic Surgery programs in the United States. RESULTS A total of 309 Orthopaedic surgery residents responded to our survey. A subset of 283 (91.6%) residents surveyed reported decreased Orthopaedic-related clinical duty hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 300/309 (97.1%) reported a decrease in surgical case volume. 298 (96.4%) residents reported that their program had scheduled activities or made changes to supplement their education, most common being virtual and video conferences 296/309 (95.5%), required practice questions 132/309 (42.7%), required reading or pre-recorded lectures 122/309 (39.5%), in-person small group meetings or lectures 24/309 (7.77%), and surgical simulation activities 17/309 (5.50%). Almost half (152/309 (48.9%)) of respondents reported their overall resident education was somewhat or much worse due to the impact of COVID-19. Over a quarter (81 (26.2%)) of residents reported their well-being was negatively impacted by residency-related changes due to COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes to the training experience of Orthopaedic surgery residents in the United States. Although the majority of residents in this sample had favorable opinions of the educational changes their programs have instituted in light of the pandemic, clinical duty hours and case volume were reported to have substantially decreased, with a large portion of residents viewing their overall resident education as worsened and reporting negative impacts on their overall well-being.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Experience

Higginbotham

Zalikha

Stoker

et al. 2021

Spartan Medical Research Journal

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“…Virtual learning, or e-learning, uses online platforms to supplement or replace conventional modalities of in-person learning. A systematic review conducted by Thompson et al in 2020 examined how virtual education was being implemented in orthopaedics during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether the new curriculums were effective 34 . In examining 14 studies with a total of 1,548 participants, they found that of the 9 studies comparing e-learning to traditional learning, which included textbooks and didactic in-person lectures, e-learning participants had significantly higher outcome scores compared with control participants.…”

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Teaching in Orthopaedic Surgery: Effective Strategies for Educating the Modern Learner in a Modern Surgical Practice

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Prioritizing the education of orthopaedic surgery residents and fellows is essential for the future of the field. This review highlights strategies that educators may find useful in improving their teaching skills for the modern orthopaedic surgery learner. Educators may benefit from focusing on active, effortful, and repetitive engagement in lecture; setting clear expectations to help track progress in clinic; and breaking skills into smaller steps in context of a framework when teaching procedural skills. Providing objective assessment and growth-oriented feedback helps establish a close rapport between educator and trainee while encouraging personal development. Through a remediation process that examines deficiency in core areas and equitability of the learning environment, the trainee and the educator may engage in a fair discussion that prevents trainees from falling behind. Finally, in the era of COVID-19, e-learning and virtual simulations have become increasingly used as effective modalities for teaching clinical knowledge and procedures to trainees. The medical education landscape has been changing at a rapid pace, and by evaluating and adapting to the novel educational models of today, the modern orthopaedic surgeon ensures a learning environment that is equitable, effective, and inspiring for the orthopaedic surgeon of tomorrow.

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“…Die Kombination von E‑Learning und Präsenzlehre in sog. Hybridkonzepten ist für O&U perspektivisch eine sehr interessante Option [ 8 , 23 – 25 ].…”

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E-Learning per Webinar in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Im Verlauf der COVID-19-Pandemie haben offizielle Schutzmaßnahmen traditionelle Präsenzfortbildungen zum Erliegen gebracht. Für das Fach Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (O&U) gibt es bisher bezüglich der Angebots- und Nachfragesituation von E‑Learning per Webinar im Kontext der COVID-19-Pandemie keine belastbaren Zahlen. Fragestellung Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die quantitative Beschreibung von Angebot und Nachfrage deutschsprachiger Online-Fortbildungen mit Webinar-Charakter aus der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (O&U) im zeitlichen Zusammenhang mit der COVID-19-Pandemie. Material und Methoden Über gängige Suchmaschinen wurden deutschsprachige, nichtkommerzielle, editierte und wissenschaftlich fundierte Fortbildungen in Form von Webinaren im Bereich O&U von Anbietern mit Sitz in Deutschland identifiziert und interviewt. Ergebnisse Alle 4 eingeschlossenen Anbieter (AO Online Campus, BVOU Study Club, OU TO GO, WebDGU) nahmen an den strukturierten Interviews teil und stimmten einer Offenlegung der Teilnehmerzahlen zu. Das Angebot von Webinaren stieg im zeitlichen Zusammenhang mit der COVID-19-Pandemie an. Ebenfalls erhöhten sich bei allen 4 Anbietern die Teilnehmerzahlen. Diskussion Während OU TO GO und der BVOU Study Club bereits vor der Pandemie auf E‑Learning-Formate spezialisiert waren, wurde das Kursangebot der AO durch den neu etablierten AO online Campus erweitert und WebDGU ganz neu konzipiert. Eine Limitation der Studie ist die exklusive Ausrichtung auf Webinare und nichtkommerzielle Anbieter. Die Ergebnisse lassen auf positive Entwicklungen in O&U im Bereich E‑Learning hoffen. Graphic abstract

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The future of orthopaedic surgical education: Where do we go now?

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Experience

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Experience

Teaching in Orthopaedic Surgery: Effective Strategies for Educating the Modern Learner in a Modern Surgical Practice

E-Learning per Webinar in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

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