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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2021; 48(04): 462-466
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2021.00360
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Seven steps to deliver a low-cost, efficient, and high-impact online plastic surgery course during COVID-19 confinement: master series microsurgery for residents’ experience

Eric Santamaria 
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico
,
Luciano Nahás-Combina
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico
,
Carlos Altamirano-Arcos 
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico
,
Edgar Vargas-Flores
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Introduction

Plastic surgery education will never be the same after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [1]. Social distancing and suppression of clinical and surgical training forced educational institutions to create or re-imagine new alternatives to continue their plastic surgery programs [2].

Online learning resources have emerged and been popularized during pandemic confinement [3]. Besides, many different formats have been delivered: private online sessions, Plastic Surgeons Virtual Ground Round Series, one or two-lecture webinars and clinical case discussions [4]. However, 2-day-long live courses are not easy to handle because of many difficulties: keeping the schedule with the live transmission, establishing a unique language, adjusting the time zone to make it international, keeping the audience motivated and interactive.

According to the need for high quality and free online tools, we decided to create the first 2-day online reconstructive microsurgery course named Master Series: Microsurgery for Residents (MSMR). It became a top-rated event reaching over three thousand users from 92 countries. The initiative was created by the Microsurgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department at Manuel Gea Gonzalez Hospital in Mexico City.



Publication History

Received: 01 March 2021

Accepted: 28 April 2021

Article published online:
21 March 2022

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