id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-292429-28mwv9f7 Miranda, Stephen P. Incorporating telehealth to improve neurosurgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-05-17 .txt text/plain 2359 105 32 At our institution, we have found that involving residents in telehealth clinic and supplementing this time with virtual, case-based conferences have already enhanced resident education, by taking learning models classically used in surgical skills training and applying them to surgical decision-making and management instead. Nevertheless, outpatient clinical experience provides a critical opportunity for trainees to develop the non-operative skills emphasized by the ACGME Milestones, including information gathering and interpretation, evidence-based practice, critical thinking for diagnosis and therapy, and awareness of healthcare systems (Table 1) . Residents have the autonomy to conduct clinical encounters and deliberately practice their approach (Ericsson's theory, mastery learning model). Prior to COVID-19, at our weekly case conference with all residents and faculty present, patients from each clinical site are presented and residents have the opportunity to simulate an oral boards examination, practicing surgical decision-making with each case scenario. ./cache/cord-292429-28mwv9f7.txt ./txt/cord-292429-28mwv9f7.txt