Challenges, collaboration, and innovation in rheumatology education during the COVID-19 pandemic: leveraging new ways to
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PERSPECTIVES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
Challenges, collaboration, and innovation in rheumatology education during the COVID-19 pandemic: leveraging new ways to teach Anisha B Dua 1 Beth L Jonas 6
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Adam Kilian 2 & Rebecca Grainger 3 & Sarah A Fantus 1 & Zachary S Wallace 4 & Frank Buttgereit 5 &
Received: 18 June 2020 / Revised: 2 October 2020 / Accepted: 5 October 2020 # International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) 2020
Abstract The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the field of rheumatology, in both the delivery of clinical care and didactic education for our trainees. These changes have generated significant strain for program directors and clinical educators who have had to leverage technology and develop new systems to ensure continued trainee education and assessment. We aim to outline the impacts on formal education programs presented by these unprecedented disruptions, describe the development and deployment of online teaching, reflect on the challenges and opportunities for technology-enabled learning and use of social media for education, and give some international perspectives on impacts on postgraduate rheumatology training outside the USA. With the rapid dissolution of barriers in place during the pre-COVID-19 era, we have the opportunity to assess the efficacy of new methods of care and further integrate technology into teaching and assessment. We propose that a hybrid in-person and technology-enabled learning approach, so-called blended learning, is likely to remain the most desirable future model for supporting trainee learning. Keywords COVID19 . Fellowship . Medical education . Technology-enabled education . Virtual learning
Introduction * Anisha B Dua [email protected] 1
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter Pavilion, 675 N St Clair St Ste 14-100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Charité University Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the field of Rheumatology, in both clinical care and education. To implement the physical distancing required to prevent viral transmission—thus protecting our patients, ourselves, and our staff—practices have rapidly converted to telemedicine clinics. Likewise, most of our formal teaching activities have moved to online formats. In addition, rheumatologists have been deployed to serve in other settings to help manage the surge of COVID-19 patients.
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