Surgical training in the midst of a pandemic: a distributed general surgery residency program's response to COVID-19

Graeme C Hintz; Katrina C Duncan; Emily M Mackay; Tracy M Scott; Ahmer A Karimuddin

doi:10.1503/cjs.008420

Surgical training in the midst of a pandemic: a distributed general surgery residency program's response to COVID-19

Can J Surg. 2020 Jul 17;63(4):E346-E348. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008420.

Authors

Graeme C Hintz¹, Katrina C Duncan¹, Emily M Mackay¹, Tracy M Scott¹, Ahmer A Karimuddin¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Hintz, Duncan, Mackay); and the Division of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC (Scott, Karimuddin).

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a substantial impact on surgical training. We describe some of the challenges brought on by the pandemic and our program's province-wide response to them. We focus specifically on residents' provision of service, education and wellness.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
British Columbia
COVID-19
Clinical Competence
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Education, Medical, Graduate / organization & administration*
General Surgery / education*
General Surgery / organization & administration*
Humans
Infection Control
Internship and Residency / organization & administration*
Internship and Residency / standards
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2
Universities / organization & administration
Universities / standards