The inferiority of a virtual subinternship compared with in-person training

The virtual subinternship (VSI) was born of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 For the 2020-2021 academic year, the American Association of Medical Colleges strictly limited medical student travel.2 The importance of a subinternship rotation has been well established.3-6 To supplant the experience of a sub-intern while respecting travel restrictions, the VSI was created. Although I commend the adaptability of the authors of this paper for constructing the VSI curriculum and executing virtual rotations, I believe that because of the inherent limitations of the virtual training paradigm, particularly for subinterns, it will not persist beyond the pandemic.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Invited commentary Source Type: research