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

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

Graeme C Hintz  1 , Katrina C Duncan  1 , Emily M Mackay  1 , Tracy M Scott  1 , Ahmer A Karimuddin  1
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Surgical training in the midst of a pandemic: a distributed general surgery residency program's response to COVID-19

Graeme C Hintz et al. Can J Surg. .

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.

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Fig. 1
General surgery residency program restructuring. The 3 main pillars of our program’s restructuring in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-190 pandemic were residents’ provision of service, education and wellness. This figure illustrates the main components of each of these key elements. ER = emergency room; ICU = intensive care unit.
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Fig. 2
Acute care surgery (ACS) restructuring. The top half of the figure shows the original 3-team ACS model, with its intemingling of team members for overnight call. The bottom half shows the restructured 2-team ACS model, with residents remaining in strict pairs for overnight call, helping to limit potential viral spread.
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