A virtual COVID-19 ophthalmology rotation |
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| Authors: | Sydney Wendt Zainub Abdullah Spencer Barrett Cyrus Daruwalla Jonathan A Go Brandon Le Elijah Li Chelsea Livingston Matthew Miller Lauren Nakhleh Joseph Pecha Shravya Pothula Swetak Pradhan Varsha Sathappan Alay Shah Alan-Michael Sonuyi Peter Ugoh Qiancheng Wang Andrew G Lee |
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| Institution: | 1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;2. Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;3. Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;4. Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;5. Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA;6. Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;7. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;8. Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;9. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA;10. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA;11. Department of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;12. Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Space Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;13. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA;14. University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic temporarily suspended medical student involvement in clinical rotations, resulting in the need to develop virtual clinical experiences. The cancellation of clinical ophthalmology electives and away rotations reduces opportunities for exposure to the field, to network with faculty, conduct research, and prepare for residency applications. We review the literature and discuss the impact and consequences of COVID-19 on undergraduate medical education with an emphasis on ophthalmic undergraduate medical education. We also discuss innovative learning modalities used from medical schools around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual didactics, online cases, and telehealth. Finally, we describe a novel, virtual neuro-ophthalmology elective created to educate medical students on neuro-ophthalmology foundational principles, provide research and presentation opportunities, and build relationships with faculty members. These innovative approaches represent a step forward in further improving medical education in ophthalmology during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. |
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| Keywords: | medical student education medical curricula undergraduate ophthalmology virtual learning COVID-19 |
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