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Melissa Anderson1,2, Christopher Miller3,4
1Section of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA. mlw4ck@virginia.edu.
Purpose Of Review:
Online resources have become an essential component of medical education. We describe here our long standing but unique approach to providing online education in the specialty of allergy and immunology and its impact. RECENT FINDINGS: In this article, we report the process and updates to our online conferencing curriculum known as Conferences Online in Allergy (COLA). The program was developed at Children's Mercy Kansas City almost two decades ago for the utilization of fellows in training, as well as practicing allergists. Since its inception viewership has continued to grow. COLA has served as a significant resource for both the new and practicing allergists. With rapidly continuing advancements in medical knowledge and technology, coupled with the aftereffects of a pandemic and remote learning, COLA will continue to play a significant role in allergy and immunology medical education.
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