Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience

Dharmarajan, Harish; Anderson, Jennifer L.; Kim, Seungwon; Sridharan, Shaum; Duvvuri, Umamaheswar; Ferris, Robert L.; Solari, Mario G.; Clump, David A.; Skinner, Heath D.; Ohr, James; Zandberg, Dan P.; Branstetter, Barton F.; Hughes, Marion A.; Traylor, Katie; Seethala, Raja R.; Chiosea, Simion I.; Nilsen, Marci Lee; Johnson, Jonas T.; Kubik, Mark

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“…All ENT residents of the University of Insubria (Varese, Italy) were asked to fill out an electronic survey during the last week of the most restrictive measures of social distancing (May [11][12][13][14][15]. General information such as age, gender, year of residency and hospitals of attendance in the period March-April 2020 were collected.…”

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“…All participants connect to the intranet system, which allows consultation of data concerning the clinical case, and during the weekly online videoconference, draw-up the interdisciplinary report. Residents and fellows can participate in teleconferencing to the virtual tumor board and learn from it [14].…”

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Strategies to overcome limitations in Otolaryngology residency training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bandi

Karligkiotis

Mellia

et al. 2020

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an unequaled human crisis forcing a radical reorganization in the healthcare system. Otolaryngologists are at high risk of exposure, and changes in medical and surgical activities have reduced the learning opportunity for residents and fellows. We believe that even during COVID-19 crisis it is mandatory to guarantee an optimal training, and here, we propose some strategies, based on our experience, to further increase our trainees' learning curve. Methods We asked our trainees to fill out an electronic survey about several aspect of their training: a first section focused on the reduction of clinical activities and the perceived impact of the pandemic on residents' skills; the second part outlined the type of attended training activity and the perceived benefit. Results Surgical training has been reported by our residents as the activity perceived to be the most contracted during the pandemic. According to residents' opinion the most useful activities were dissection (n = 8, 53.4% residents) and online journal clubs/webinars (n = 7, 46.6% of residents). Residents' suggestions included actively participating to tracheostomy procedures on SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, attending lessons held by senior consultants on basic ENT topics and promoting collegial discussion of inpatient clinical cases. Conclusion Building on this dramatic experience, we must be ready for a global restructuring of the residency program to provide an adequate trainee education for the future surgeons.

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Strategies to overcome limitations in Otolaryngology residency training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bandi

Karligkiotis

Mellia

et al. 2020

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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“…Similarly, many teaching hospitals already implement “virtual multidisciplinary teams” (MDTs) over video conferencing software [ 9 , 10 ]. The existing infrastructure has made it easier for these institutions to adapt their teaching by having medical students attend MDTs virtually.…”

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Medical Students' Corner: Lessons From COVID-19 in Equity, Adaptability, and Community for the Future of Medical Education

Mann¹,

Novintan²,

Hazemi-Jebelli³

et al. 2020

JMIR Med Educ

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As UK medical students, we recently completed 3 months of remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before taking online end-of-the-year exams. We are now entering our final year of medical school. Based on our experiences and our understanding of others’ experiences, we believe that three key lessons have been universal for medical students around the world. The lessons learned throughout this process address the need for a fair system for medical students, the importance of adaptability in all aspects of medical education, and the value of a strong medical school community. These lessons can be applied in the years to come to improve medical education as we know it.

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“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States led to many changes in medicine, including the popularization of telemedicine visits and the emergence of virtual conferences. [1][2][3] With the trajectory of the pandemic in flux, the Coalition for Physician Accountability Work Group on Medical Students in the Class of 2021 released a statement affecting medical students applying for residencies in the upcoming 2020 to 2021 interview season with the following points: discouraging away rotations for medical students (except for those pursuing a specialty where no training program is available at the home institution), urging residency programs toward a virtual interview format, and delaying the overall residency application timeline through Electronic Residency Application Service. 4 Although the transition to virtual interviews is not unique to the field of academic medicine, a virtual residency recruitment season is unprecedented and will introduce new challenges and alleviate others for both medical students and residency programs.…”

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Students’ Perspectives and Concerns for the 2020 to 2021 Radiation Oncology Interview Season

Everett

Strickler

Marcrom

et al. 2021

Advances in Radiation Oncology

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Purpose: Recently, the Coalition for Physician Accountability Work Group on Medical Students in the Class of 2021 recommended limiting visiting medical student rotations, conducting virtual residency interviews, and delaying the standard application timeline owing to the ongoing corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These changes create both challenges and opportunities for medical students and radiation oncology residency programs. We conducted a comprehensive needs assessment to prepare for a virtual recruitment season, including a focus group of senior medical students seeking careers in oncology. Methods and Materials: A single 1.5-hour focus group was conducted with 10 third-and fourth-year medical students using Zoom videoconferencing software. Participants shared opinions relating to visibility of residency programs, virtual clerkship experiences, expectations for program websites, and remote interviews. The focus group recording was transcribed and analyzed independently by 3 authors. Participants' statements were abstracted into themes via inductive content analysis. Results: Inductive content analysis of the focus group transcript identified several potential challenges surrounding virtual recruitment, including learning the culture of a program and/or city, obtaining accurate information about training programs, and uncertainty surrounding the best way to present themselves during a virtual interview season. In the present environment, the focus group participants anticipate relying more on departmental websites and telecommunications because in-person interactions will be limited. In addition, students perceived that the educational yield of a virtual clerkship would be low, particularly if an in-person rotation had already been completed at another institution. Conclusions: With the COVID-19 crisis limiting visiting student rotations and programs transitioning to hosting remote interviews, we recommend programs focus resources toward portraying the culture of their program and city, accurately depicting program information, and offering virtual electives or virtual interaction to increase applicant exposure to residency program culture.

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Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the COVID‐19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience

Cited by 80 publications

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Strategies to overcome limitations in Otolaryngology residency training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Strategies to overcome limitations in Otolaryngology residency training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Medical Students' Corner: Lessons From COVID-19 in Equity, Adaptability, and Community for the Future of Medical Education

Students’ Perspectives and Concerns for the 2020 to 2021 Radiation Oncology Interview Season

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