Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our community to consider how we
balance our needs for educating trainees for future practice, and our
call to duty to conserve resources in fighting this global pandemic as
physicians. As take small steps forward in reopening clinical
operations, additional limits, safety precautions and social distancing
measures are likely to continue in the near future. We show that use of
technology can mitigate some of the negative impact of decreased
clinical exposure, and in the era of social distancing programs should
continue develop virtual curriculums for training education. However,
there is still room for improvement in ensuring trainees receive
adequate surgical training to prepare for their future careers during
this pandemic.
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