Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education and learning of trainee anesthesiologists, and measures to combat the losses

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every facet of medicine, including anesthesiology. The purpose of this article is to enumerate the possible effects of global lockdown on the education, research, and training of postgraduates of different grades, and to discuss the measures which need to be enacte...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Bhatia, Ghansham Biyani, Sadik Mohammed, Parvez Lala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
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Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7934;year=2020;volume=21;issue=2;spage=81;epage=84;aulast=Bhatia
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every facet of medicine, including anesthesiology. The purpose of this article is to enumerate the possible effects of global lockdown on the education, research, and training of postgraduates of different grades, and to discuss the measures which need to be enacted on to mitigate the impact. This includes innovating and adapting to newer modalities of teaching and training, modifications in research and conduct of examination, and other resources required in rebuilding the losses trainees had in their medical education.
ISSN:0973-0311