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Cardiovascular Medical Education During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Challenges, Adaptations, and

Hilary Shapiro1, Nosheen Reza2

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

US Cardiology
|August 20, 2021
PubMed

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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted cardiovascular fellowship training, affecting curricula and procedures. Future training may integrate pandemic-driven innovations for enhanced medical education.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted graduate medical education globally.
  • Cardiovascular fellowship programs faced unprecedented challenges in early 2020.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the educational challenges faced by cardiovascular fellows during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To discuss the integration of pandemic-spurred innovations into future cardiology training.

Main Methods:

  • Review of educational impacts during the initial US COVID-19 surge.
  • Analysis of changes in curricula, procedural training, and trainee safety protocols.

Main Results:

  • Training programs reformatted curricula and redeployed fellows.
  • Procedural training was reimagined due to decreased case volumes.
  • Balancing trainee well-being and safety with occupational exposure risk was critical.

Conclusions:

  • The pandemic necessitated significant adaptations in cardiovascular fellowship training.
  • Technological and curricular innovations should be incorporated into future cardiology education.

Keywords:
COVID-19Cardiovascularfellowshipmedical educationsimulationtelehealthtelemedicinetrainingvirtual

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