The impact of COVID-19 on medical student surgical education: Implementing extreme pandemic response measures in a widely distributed surgical clerkship experience

Am J Surg. 2020 Jul;220(1):44-47. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.024. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Authors

Kristine E Calhoun¹, Laura A Yale², Mark E Whipple³, Suzanne M Allen⁴, Douglas E Wood², Roger P Tatum²

Affiliations

¹ University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: calhounk@uw.edu.
² University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ University of Washington School of Medicine, Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ University of Washington School of Medicine, Vice Dean for Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs, Seattle, WA, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Clinical Clerkship / organization & administration*
Clinical Clerkship / standards
Clinical Competence
Coronavirus Infections*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / organization & administration*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / standards
Educational Measurement*
General Surgery / education*
General Surgery / standards
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Students, Medical
Time Factors