Training Residents during COVID-19
Hobart Lee, MD and Heidi James, MD
Heidi and Hobart Lee, Program Director at Loma Linda Family Medicine Residency program, talk about some of the challenges - and opportunities - the COVID-19 pandemic is posing for post graduate medical education. They focus on the following:
- Resident safety and wellness
- Developing a “COVID Preparedness” asynchronous learning rotation
- Board exams
- Potential impact on graduating residents starting in new jobs
- Challenges to graduating medical students who are applying to residency programs
- Transitioning to virtual teaching and patient care
- Potential long term impact on post-graduate education
