The emergence of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic: The past, present, and future of the plastic surgery education

Min-Jeong Cho & Joon Pio Hong
The emergence of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic: The past, present, and future of the plastic surgery education
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Since the global outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), plastic surgeons were forced to transition from traditional didactics to virtual lectures to practice "social distancing." As this method of education continues to be widely used, understanding the current trend of its usage is critical. In this study, we performed a survey study of virtual lecture attendees and presenters to determine current usage and general consensus on virtual lectures in plastic surgery education.

An electronic survey was sent to attendees and presenters of virtual lectures using Google Forms. Demographic data, webinar usage patterns, and views on virtual lectures were collected.

Our study shows that a majority of plastic surgeons have begun to use and give virtual lectures daily after the COVID-19 outbreak. Virtual education is a powerful and versatile tool that has great potentials, and it may continue to serve as a part of surgical training in the future.

Read more here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33541826/ 

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