Practice Makes Better: Effective Faculty Educator Skill Development in the Virtual Space.

Abstract

Deborah L Virant-Young, PharmD, BCPS Julianne Purcell, EdD Sandi Moutsios, MD William F Iobst, MD B eginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted 1 in-person medical education programming and required a rapid change in program delivery formats to ensure resident and faculty access to education programs 3-5 Within 72 hours of the pandemic shutdown of university, hospitality, and simulation facilities, like many other teaching institutions across the nation, MSUCOM SCS was able to transition resident and faculty education programs to the virtual learning environment, with little disruption to the content delivered When the live programs were halted due to the pandemic, the MSUCOM SCS Director of Faculty Development initiated a transition of the in-person regional hub format to a fully virtual environment [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Journal of Graduate Medical Education is the property of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )