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In the wake of the current pandemic, administrative team members had to quickly shift gears to a virtual work environment to ensure the safety of patients and frontline workers.

This story is part of an ongoing series of reflections from Duke Surgery faculty, residents, and staff.

When Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, is in the operating room performing surgery on a patient with breast cancer, she focuses all of her considerable experience, skill, and knowledge on the task at hand: g

Hospitals and the many healthcare professionals working in them strive to bring the best care to their patients no matter the circumstance.

To care for patients, healthcare providers must stay healthy themselves. During the initial weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke’s surgical residency programs faced a serious challenge: how to keep their residents safe, healthy, and available, while still meeting the needs of patients in a rapidly changing global landscape.

General surgery residents are required to pass the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery simulation-ba­­sed certifications in accordance with the America