How to Optimize Your Research During a Pandemic – A Summary of Discussions From the Association for Academic Surgery Town Hall and Lessons Learned From 2020
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Brittany Bankhead-Kendall; Mio Kitano; Karl Y. Bilimoria; Anji Wall; Eugene S. Kim; Sundeep G. Keswani; Lillian M. Erdahl
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Research. 268:244-252
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Biomedical Research
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Social distance
Physical Distancing
education
Surgery
Research community
Pandemic
medicine
Town hall
Humans
Sociology
Association (psychology)
Pandemics
Panel discussion
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
The year 2020 was an unprecedented year for all of us, including for the academic surgery research community. Both stay-at-home and social distancing restrictions posed challenges to our personal and professional lives. The Association for Academic Surgery held its inaugural webinar-based panel discussion titled Association for Academic Surgery Town Hall with its topic on how to optimize research during a pandemic. This article summarizes the highlights from that discussion and lessons learned from the academic surgery research community in 2020.