Cardiovascular Medical Education During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Challenges, Adaptations, and Considerations for the Future

Cardiovascular Medical Education During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Challenges, Adaptations, and Considerations for the Future

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly impacted graduate medical education for cardiovascular fellows in training.During the initial case surge in the US in early 2020, most training programs reformatted tops-bras didactic curricula, redeployed fellows in training to non-cardiac services or furloughed fellows in training on non-essential services, reimagined procedural training in light of decreased case volumes, and balanced Moisturisers issues regarding trainee wellbeing and safety with occupational COVID-19 exposure risk.In this article, the authors review the educational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss opportunities to incorporate technological and curricular innovations spurred by the pandemic into cardiovascular fellowship training in the future.