Orthopaedic surgery training in a post COVID-19 era: a Smith & Nephew travelling fellow perspective

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Keywords:

COVID-19, orthopaedic training, Travelling fellowship

Abstract

The first case of COVID-19 was reported in December 2019, and shortly thereafter, the World Health Organization declared it a worldwide pandemic by March 2020.1 The effects of the pandemic on healthcare systems and its subsequent quarantine provisions posed significant challenges to teaching institutions and clinical training worldwide.

Author Biographies

Sven Strydom, University of Pretoria

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pretoria, Kalafong Tertiary Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa

Philani Ntombela, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Orthopaedics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Published

2023-09-04

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Letter to the Editor