To “Heed the Call” Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Andrew W. Kuhn, MD; Francesca R. Coxe, MD; Kyle N. Kunze, MD; David N. Bernstein, MD, MBA, MA

doi:10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00063

JBJS Open Access (Jun 2020)

To “Heed the Call” Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Andrew W. Kuhn, MD,
Francesca R. Coxe, MD,
Kyle N. Kunze, MD,
David N. Bernstein, MD, MBA, MA

Affiliations

Andrew W. Kuhn, MD: 1 Incoming Intern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Francesca R. Coxe, MD: 2 Incoming Intern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
Kyle N. Kunze, MD: 2 Incoming Intern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
David N. Bernstein, MD, MBA, MA: 3 Incoming Intern, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00063
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. e20.00063 – e20.00063

Abstract

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Abstract:. As incoming orthopaedic surgery interns, we enter the workforce amidst a global pandemic—a pivotal moment in history. We do not know what the landscape will look like later this summer, but it will most likely be different for each of us and from those of our predecessors. Regardless whether COVID-19 will still be rampant or under better control, we know that we can start our internship and orthopaedic residency embracing a set of principles to "heed the call" no matter the circumstance.

Published in JBJS Open Access

ISSN: 2472-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa

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