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The traditional postgraduate surgical masterapprenticeship education model is undergoing a significant paradigm shift. For the past century, the transition from trainee to orthopaedic surgeon has been accomplished through stepwise integration of theoretical knowledge, observation of senior faculty, basic surgical skill acquisition, and gradual autonomy in complex procedures. However, increased pressure to promote patient safety, improve operating room cost-efficiency, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty-hour restrictions raise concerns for decreased resident autonomy and competency at the end of training. One study on a national level found that only 27% of residents and 4% of program directors felt that the ACGME 80-hour work week restriction would prepare residents for life as an attending. 1

Recently, the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic created …