From the operating room to the community: undergraduate surgical instrumentation training práctice during the Covid-19 pandemic Del quirófano a la comunidad: práctica formativa del pregrado en instrumentación quirúrgica en la pandemia por COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: the undergraduate surgical instrumentation (SI) program at Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) defines academic practices as a fundamental component of training students, by means of activities such as experimental workshops, guided observation and surgical assistance. The health emergency unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced the opportunities for clinical practice in healthcare institutions. Materials and methods: the participation of SI students was made possible in a new training practice environment using the Telesalud LivingLab of Universidad de Antioquia School of Medicine, through phone number 123. A qualitative approach research was carried out to understand this experience in SI students, by consulting live and documentary sources Results and conclusions: the results indicate that this practice modality favored the comprehensive training of the future surgical technologist. The latter is supported by pedagogical, curricular and didactic dimensions that took place during the experience. Several improvement opportunities, which can be useful in future training processes, were also evidenced.