Choosing the new normal for surgical education using alternative platforms
Autor
Keller, Deborah S
Grossman, Rebecca C
Winter, Des C
Institución
Resumen
The traditional methods for surgical education and professional development are changing, from a variety of external factors. The COVID-19
pandemic accelerated the pace innovative alternative tools are introduced into clinical practice, creating a new normal for teaching and
training. In this new normal is the challenge to create durable changes
for the future of surgical education. Social media (SoMe), a tool that
uses electronic communications and applications to allow users
create and share information in dynamic ways, can meet this challenge. SoMe is reshaping how we communicate and learn, and offers
great benefits for effective, individualized surgical education. The limits
for SoMe appear endless, and elements have already help establish
digital surgery to help improve the precision and outcomes of surgery.
As we work to define the new normal in surgical education and professional development, SoMe digital surgery will be critical for continued
growth and progress.