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Virtual Surgical Training During COVID-19: Operating Room Simulation Platforms Accessible from Home 30 Apr, 2020

Amidst the COVID-19 public health crisis, that has infected more than one million people in over 180 countries, the educational needs of surgical trainees should not be neglected. Promoting remote 

learning platforms such as those highlighted in the review and integrating them into formal curriculum can expand educational opportunities beyond the walls of the hospital. Such measures may mitigate the diminished surgical skill among surgical trainees that is foreseeable in hospitals across the word.