Edge Day Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Aug 1;30(4):226-229. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000814. Epub 2022 Jun 27.
The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed the rapid adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms by rhinoplasty educators and trainees alike. This review provides an overview of the variety of digital software and web-based tools rhinoplasty educators have adopted and highlights the advantages and potential drawbacks of virtual learning via e-content.
Medical education including subspecialty surgical training has recently undergone a dramatic digital transformation. Rhinoplasty surgeon-educators have been forced to embrace new digital tools, including videoconferencing, podcasts, virtual simulation and social media to reach and teach trainees. Recognizing the advantages of this new, limitless digital space, rhinoplasty surgeons are also engaging in virtual transcontinental collaboration and distance mentorship.
The dramatic evolution in how clinical educational materials are now digitally created, curated, disseminated and consumed is likely to far outlast the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Rapid, exponential growth of this digital library, however, places increased responsibility on educators to guide trainees towards evidence-based and state-of-the-art content.
COVID-19 大流行促使鼻整形术教育者和学员迅速采用数字工具和虚拟学习平台。本综述概述了鼻整形术教育者采用的各种数字软件和基于网络的工具，并强调了通过电子内容进行虚拟学习的优势和潜在缺点。
包括亚专科手术培训在内的医学教育最近经历了巨大的数字化转变。鼻整形术外科医生教育者被迫接受新的数字工具，包括视频会议、播客、虚拟模拟和社交媒体，以接触和教授学员。认识到这个新的、无限制的数字空间的优势，鼻整形术外科医生也在进行虚拟的跨大陆合作和远程指导。
临床教育材料现在以数字方式创建、策划、传播和使用的方式发生了巨大的演变，其影响可能远远超出 COVID-19 大流行本身。然而，这个数字图书馆的快速、指数级增长使教育者承担了更大的责任，需要引导学员关注基于证据和最先进的内容。
