Facial Plast Surg 2020; 36(02): 211-214
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708840
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Telelecture Educational Series in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California
,
Brandyn S. Dunn
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California
2   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
,
Giriraj K. Sharma
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California
2   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
,
Naveen D. Bhandarkar
2   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
,
Brian J-F. Wong
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California
2   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
3   Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Irvine, California
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Publication History

Publication Date:
20 March 2020 (online)

Abstract

We sought to evaluate the usefulness of a monthly telelecture educational series in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery for resident education and to identify potential areas for improvement. A monthly series of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery telelectures were hosted at our institution between 2016 and 2018. A web-based survey was sent to 13 residents and 7 invited faculty presenters. Resident survey questions included rating of presentation topics, interface, networking opportunities, and educational value. Faculty survey questions included satisfaction, temporal convenience, likelihood of future telelecture participation, and likelihood of telelecture series implementation at speaker's home institution. The survey response rate was 100%. All of the residents expressed satisfaction with topics presented, lecture duration, perceived enhancement of education, and overall satisfaction with the telelecture series. 46% of residents indicated that the telelecture format limited networking opportunities. 72% of faculty reported they would participate in a future telelecture, and 86% indicated interest in integrating telelectures into their home institution educational curriculum. Live virtual telelectures effectively allow experienced facial plastic surgeons to share their operative techniques and management pearls in an interactive and practical format. This is a contemporary solution to bridging knowledge gaps between expert facial plastic surgeons from all corners of the world and the next generation of surgeons.

 
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