Effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on orthopedic residency program in the seventh largest city of the world: Recommendations from a resource-constrained setting

Authors

Marij Zahid, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
syed Arif Ali, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Naveed Baloch, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Shahryar Noordin, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Orthopaedic Surgery

Abstract

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has hit the entire world hard. Since its inception from Wuhan China the whole world is affected now. Health care facilities and workers are overwhelmed and the situation is changing on daily basis. With the changes in the dynamics of the hospitals, residency and fellowships training programs have also suffered undoubtedly. Due to decreased elective cases and outpatient clinics surgical training gets compromised, however on the other side this physical distancing and isolation have proven to be effective measures in controlling the disease. In this article we share our experience of effect of COVID-19 pandemic on our orthopedic residency program and how we coped along with it. We also discussed some way forwards in the article.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Recommended Citation

Zahid, M., Ali, s. A., Baloch, N., Noordin, S. (2020). Effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on orthopedic residency program in the seventh largest city of the world: Recommendations from a resource-constrained setting. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 56, 142-144.
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