Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective
Restructuring of surgical services during the ‘first wave’ of the coronavirus-disease 2019 pandemic led to significant disruption in surgical learning opportunities provided to junior surgeons. Recent challenges faced by trainees have never been faced before. These include disruption to surgical opp...
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| author | Harshadkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS Amarkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS (ENT) Manpreet Singh Sidhu, MRCS Shehzaad Aziz Khan, MRCS Fahad Hossain, FRCS Thomas Steven Moores, FRCS |
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| description | Restructuring of surgical services during the ‘first wave’ of the coronavirus-disease 2019 pandemic led to significant disruption in surgical learning opportunities provided to junior surgeons. Recent challenges faced by trainees have never been faced before. These include disruption to surgical opportunities available, completing assessments and attending educational events. With a ‘second wave’ now upon the United Kingdom it is vitally important we reflect upon the ‘first wave’ to ensure junior surgeons are able to achieve appropriate surgical case numbers, complete assessments and progress to the next stage of training. Alternate assessment methods in the United Kingdom need to be considered should the pandemic continue and clear information should be provided to surgical trainees regarding career progression. These are difficult times for surgical training and we need to endeavor that trainees are provided with opportunities similar to their predecessors albeit in difficult circumstances. This is to ensure the future standard of surgical patient care remains of the highest standard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-795bba7c80574f458a5b3d6de9eaa9d22023-08-30T06:08:25ZengWolters Kluwer HealthAnnals of Surgery Open2691-35932021-03-0121e04510.1097/AS9.0000000000000045202103000-00012Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative PerspectiveHarshadkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS0Amarkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS (ENT)1Manpreet Singh Sidhu, MRCS2Shehzaad Aziz Khan, MRCS3Fahad Hossain, FRCS4Thomas Steven Moores, FRCS5From the * Department of Orthopaedics, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, United Kingdom† Department of ENT, National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Fellow in Otolaryngology, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomFrom the * Department of Orthopaedics, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, United Kingdom‡ Department of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.From the * Department of Orthopaedics, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, United KingdomFrom the * Department of Orthopaedics, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, United KingdomRestructuring of surgical services during the ‘first wave’ of the coronavirus-disease 2019 pandemic led to significant disruption in surgical learning opportunities provided to junior surgeons. Recent challenges faced by trainees have never been faced before. These include disruption to surgical opportunities available, completing assessments and attending educational events. With a ‘second wave’ now upon the United Kingdom it is vitally important we reflect upon the ‘first wave’ to ensure junior surgeons are able to achieve appropriate surgical case numbers, complete assessments and progress to the next stage of training. Alternate assessment methods in the United Kingdom need to be considered should the pandemic continue and clear information should be provided to surgical trainees regarding career progression. These are difficult times for surgical training and we need to endeavor that trainees are provided with opportunities similar to their predecessors albeit in difficult circumstances. This is to ensure the future standard of surgical patient care remains of the highest standard.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000045 |
| spellingShingle | Harshadkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS Amarkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, MRCS (ENT) Manpreet Singh Sidhu, MRCS Shehzaad Aziz Khan, MRCS Fahad Hossain, FRCS Thomas Steven Moores, FRCS Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective Annals of Surgery Open |
| title | Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective |
| title_full | Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective |
| title_short | Is Surgical Training Prepared for the “Second Wave” of COVID-19? A Collaborative Perspective |
| title_sort | is surgical training prepared for the second wave of covid 19 a collaborative perspective |
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