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program. Participants were then separated into small breakout groups with current residents for a candid review of the program and to have all their questions answered. We held our formal virtual Zoom interviews during the months of November, December and January, during which time we interviewed close to 300 applicants. Applicants interviewed with three separate faculty, just as all applicants have done in the past; groups of residents thenmet with the applicants at the end of their interview day to answer any remaining questions and give a final review of our program. COVID-19 VACCINATIONS COVID-19 vaccination was offered to house officers and attending faculty at each of our hospital partner sites. The internal medicine residency programcoordinator organized a vaccine appointment schedule with our hospital partners. Vaccinations were begun on December 15, 2020. Although vaccination was not mandatory, all internal medicine house officers have completed the vaccination series. LSUHSC also developed a vaccination plan for faculty and students. The next phase of vaccinations will need to include new house officers in July 2021 who may not have been vaccinated as
medical students. CONCLUSION
The Internal Medicine Residency programat LSUHSC in New Orleans has successfully navigated through the enduring COVID-19 pandemic due to the dedication, perseverance and professionalism exhibited by the leadership at LSUHSC, the leadership of our hospital partners, our clinical faculty, and our house officers. Patient care was maintained by profoundly changing the rotation schedules and creating extra inpatient treatment teams. Communication was increased to ensure improved patient outcomes, to ensure faculty and house officer well-being, and to maintain the academic mission of our training program. We foresee that we will continue to utilize virtual platforms in combination with in-person interactions for future conferences and residency recruitment. We have now returned to normal residency function, aware that we can be adaptive if needed in the future. We look forward to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. REFERENCES 1. Liu YC, Kuo RL, Shih SR. COVID-19: The first documented coronavirus pandemic in history. Biomed J 2020; 43(4):328- 333. Published online 2020 May 5. doi: 10.1016/j. bj.2020.04.007. Epub 2020 May 5.PMID: 32387617 2. Woodruff E. Mardi Gras 2020 spawned up to 50K coronavirus
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