ENT Department, Fairfield General Hospital, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
General Surgery Department, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, United Kingdom.
J Surg Educ. 2021 Jul-Aug;78(4):1376-1385. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented worldwide change in our daily lives, particularly in healthcare. In response to the lockdown measure it has brought on, some deaneries cancelled planned teaching days, while others had delivered remote smaller scale teaching sessions electronically. Due to significant regional variation, the National Association of Program Directors in ENT (NAPDENT) set up a national educational program, matched to the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Program. This is delivered virtually and for free. This pilot survey evaluates participants' learning experience of the first NAPDENT National Otology Training Day, which was held on 20 April 2020 via Zoom. This is a pilot survey evaluating the first online, national educational program delivered by the NAPDENT in the United Kingdom. In the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, our program has rapidly learnt from this initial experience and continues to build on lessons learnt for future editions. It is feasible to augment the national ENT curriculum with a collaborative, online teaching program. Regional buy-in is required to make this work. This modality allows for access to subject experts across the country. Synchronous delivery allows for participant interaction, while an online repository allows for asynchronous viewing when work or personal commitments do not allow live attendance. The key to participant engagement is adequate structure, appropriate breaks and opportunities for interaction. Even once the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, this teaching modality will remain as an opportunity to educate ENT surgeons of the future.
COVID-19 大流行迫使我们的日常生活在全球范围内发生了前所未有的变化，尤其是在医疗保健方面。为了应对它带来的封锁措施，一些教务委员会取消了计划中的教学日，而另一些则通过电子方式进行了远程小规模教学。由于存在显著的地区差异，耳鼻喉科医师国家教育计划协会 (NAPDENT) 设立了一个与大学间外科学课程计划相匹配的全国教育计划。该计划以虚拟方式免费提供。本试点调查评估了参与者对 2020 年 4 月 20 日通过 Zoom 举行的第一届 NAPDENT 全国耳科学培训日的学习体验。这是评估 NAPDENT 在英国首次举办的在线全国教育计划的试点调查。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，我们的计划迅速从这一初步经验中吸取了教训，并继续为未来的版本吸取经验教训。通过协作的在线教学计划来扩充全国耳鼻喉科课程是可行的。需要区域内的参与才能实现这一目标。这种模式允许全国各地的学科专家参与。同步交付允许参与者互动，而在线存储库允许在工作或个人承诺不允许实时参与时进行异步查看。参与的关键是充足的结构、适当的休息和互动机会。即使 COVID-19 大流行已经过去，这种教学模式仍将是教育未来耳鼻喉科医生的机会。
