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Enhancement in virtual learning cannot substitute for hands‐on training in cardiothoracic surgery
Author(s) -
Villamizar Nestor,
Nguyen Dao M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14956
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , attendance , cardiothoracic surgery , pandemic , medical education , virtual reality , training (meteorology) , medical physics , general surgery , surgery , human–computer interaction , pathology , physics , disease , outbreak , computer science , meteorology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
This program director survey attempts to determine how coronavirus 2019 pandemic is impacting current training in cardiothoracic surgery. A transition to virtual didactic sessions may prove beneficial with increasing attendance. On the other hand, decreasing live simulation and case volumes may jeopardize achieving competency in surgical skills.