Creation of an Interactive Virtual Surgical Rotation for Undergraduate Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Creation of an Interactive Virtual Surgical Rotation for Undergraduate Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.039
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Newman, Jason G.
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作者：
Chao, Tiffany N.;Frost, Ariel S.;Newman, Jason G.
目的：在 2019 年冠状病毒大流行期间，医科学生参与直接患者护理受到严重限制。在申请周期的关键窗口期，不仅核心课程强制要求的轮换，而且专业选择相关决策的强制轮换也被推迟。现有的虚拟轮转主要是观察性的或缺乏面向患者的部分。背景：宾夕法尼亚大学（宾夕法尼亚州费城）为医学生实施了虚拟耳鼻喉头颈外科轮转，包括交互式直播手术、门诊远程医疗就诊和虚拟小组教学。结果：参加虚拟手术轮转的医学生能够与主治外科医生和手术室工作人员互动，同时远程观看通过第一人称视听技术捕获的手术过程。学生在住院和门诊环境中参与了护理服务的几个不同方面，类似于他们亲自轮换的典型职责。结论：作者将继续开发虚拟外科教育方法，以进一步向其他程序专业和机构传播基于交互式视频的医学生选修课。 （(C) 2020 年外科项目总监协会。由 Elsevier Inc. 出版。保留所有权利。）
OBJECTIVE: During the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, medical student involvement in direct patient care has been severely limited. Rotations mandatory not only for core curricula but also for informing decisions regarding specialty choice have been postponed during a critical window in the application cycle. Existing virtual rotations are largely observational or lack patient-facing components.SETTING: A virtual Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery rotation at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was implemented for medical students, comprising interactive live-streamed surgeries, outpatient telehealth visits, and virtual small group didactics.RESULTS: Medical students enrolled in the virtual surgical rotation were able to engage with attending surgeons and operating room staff while remotely viewing surgical procedures captured with first-person audiovisual technology. Students participated in several different aspects of care delivery in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, similar to their typical responsibilities of an in-person rotation.CONCLUSIONS: The authors will continue to develop the virtual surgical education methodology to further disseminate an interactive video-based medical student elective to other procedural specialties and institutions. ((C) 2020 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)