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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2021; 10(01): e31-e35
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721024
Case Report: Cardiac

COVID-19 Pandemic—What Should Not Be Forgotten

Luca Koechlin
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Abstract

The Swiss Society of Cardiac Surgery (SGHC) has announced a “Special Swiss Young Cardiac Surgeon Award 2020,” with the aim to learn more about the consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for young Swiss cardiac surgeons. Therefore, the overall goal of this article is to highlight the personal situation and perspective of a young Swiss cardiac surgeon in training during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reflects the personal opinion of a young Swiss cardiac surgeon discussing the impact of the pandemic for young surgeons in training and potential chances and learning effects.

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cardiac - cardiovascular surgery - education - level

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Publication History

Received: 03 September 2020

Accepted: 11 September 2020

Article published online:
20 April 2021

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