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- Title
Strategies for General Surgery Training Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Ragauskas, Alyse M. E.; Scott, Anthony M.; Christie III, Dudley B.; Vaughn, Danny M.; Christie, Amy B.; Ashley, Dennis W.
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique challenge for Medical systems worldwide. Initial response to the crisis situation for the pandemic closely mirrored plans for a mass casualty event. By leveraging resources including human and physical, and by dividing our surgeon workforce into micro teams we were able to create a flexible and responsive infrastructure to address the crisis as it unfolded. By adoption of virtual platforms and equal division of labor, surgical resident education was continued. Specific adjustments to the schedule and curriculum for medical students allowed them to continue their studies safely and on schedule. Our model serves as an example by which hospital systems of similar size may utilize principles of mass casualty preparedness to craft their own plan for a future contagion response strategy.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL students; MASS casualties; PANDEMICS; HOSPITALS; SURGICAL education
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2020, Vol 86, Issue 11, p1501
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0003134820966271