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. 2020 Dec;44(6):2344-2346.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-020-02005-5. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Adapting Plastic Surgery Residency Training During COVID-19: The Experience of a Chilean University Hospital

Alfonso Navia  1 , Rodrigo Tejos  1 , Gonzalo Yañez  1 , Claudio Guerra  1 , Alvaro Cuadra  1 , Susana Searle  2
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Adapting Plastic Surgery Residency Training During COVID-19: The Experience of a Chilean University Hospital

Alfonso Navia et al. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Plastic surgery; Residency; Resident; Training.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Weekly cadaveric dissection sessions with adequate personal protective equipment and a maximum of three surgeons/residents per cadaver
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Resident training microsurgery at home with the portable kit validated by our team
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