ArticleJournal of surgical education
Changing the Status Quo: Developing a Virtual Sub-Internship in the Era of COVID-19.
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- A Systematic Review of Virtual Subinternships in Surgical Education: Impact on Curriculum Delivery and Learner Outcomes.Journal of graduate medical education · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Urology Residency Match and Geographic Proximity of Applicants.Urology · 2023Article
- Graduating Medical Students' Experiences with Away (In-Person and Virtual) Rotations During COVID-19: Analysis of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2021 Graduation Questionnaire (GQ).Journal of surgical education · 2023Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Expenses of Medical Students Applying to Otolaryngology Residency Programs.Cureus · 2022Article
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- Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19.PloS one · 2022Article
- Designing the "match of the future": challenges and proposed solutions in the interview and match phase of the UME-GME transition.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2022Review
- Nursing students' perceptions and experiences of e-internships during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study.PloS one · 2022Article
- A virtual sub-internship for otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Review
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- Analyses of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interviews.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
problemSubinternships are integral to medical education as tools for teaching and assessing fourth-year medical students. Social distancing due to COVID-19 has precluded the ability to offer in-person subinternships - negatively impacting medical education and creating uncertainty surrounding the residency match. With no precedent for the development and implementation of virtual subinternships, the Society of Academic Urologists (SAU) developed an innovative and standardized curriculum for the Virtual Subinternship in Urology (vSIU).
methodsThe vSIU committee's mandate was to create a standardized curriculum for teaching foundational urology and assessing student performance. Thirty-three members from 23 institutions were divided into working groups and given 3 weeks to develop 10 modules based on urologic subspecialties, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies, technical skills training and student assessment. Working groups were encouraged to develop innovative learning approaches. The final curriculum was assembled into the "vSIU Guidebook."
resultsThe vSIU Guidebook contains 212 pages - 64 pages core content and 2 appendices (patient cases and evaluations). It outlines a detailed 4-week curriculum with a sufficient volume of resources to offer a completely adaptable virtual course with the same rigor as a traditional subinternship. Modules contain curated teaching resources including journal articles, lectures, surgical videos and simulated clinical scenarios. Innovative learning tools include reflective writing, mentorship guidelines, videoconference-based didactics, surgical simulcasting and virtual technical skills training. The guidebook was disseminated to program directors nationally. NEXT STEPS: The vSIU is the first virtual subinternship in any specialty to be standardized and offered nationally, and it was implemented by at least 19 urology programs. This curriculum serves as a template for other specialties looking to develop virtual programs and feedback from educators and students will allow the curriculum to evolve. As the pandemic continues to challenge our paradigm, this rapid and innovative response exemplifies that the medical community will continue to meet the needs of an ever-changing educational landscape.
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