Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on obstetrics and gynecology residency training program in India: A national online survey.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
; 48(7): 1955-1960, 2022 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1846247
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) residency program in India. STUDYDESIGN:
This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based online survey aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on the residency training program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The questionnaire consisted of five sections demographic details, information regarding COVID-19 status, clinical work load, teaching and research, and psychological impact.RESULTS:
The questionnaire was completed by 280 OBG trainees from different medical colleges from India. Training activity in general was reduced considerably during the pandemic, according to 79.6% (n = 223) respondents. According to 13.21% (n = 37) and 5% (n = 14) respondents, reduction in training activity were due to cancelation of elective operations and reduced patient foot fall respectively. In 74.3% (n = 208) of cases, trainees reported worry about meeting the goals of their specialty training. Logistic regression showed that the extent of training reduction was not significantly associated with residents' age (p = 0.806), gender (p = 0.982), marital status (p = 0.363), and status of their duty in COVID-19 dedicated hospitals (p = 0.110). However, year of residency was a significant predictor of the perception about degree of training reduction.CONCLUSION:
The pandemic imposed a significant impact on OBG residency training in India. During the pandemic, exposure to learning opportunities, surgeries, and teaching were reduced, which may result in a decline in the quality of care offered to women in the future if training deficit is not overcome. At the same time, pandemic also gave birth to newer insights of learning and interaction by online mode.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Gynecology
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Internship and Residency
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Obstetrics
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
Journal subject:
Gynecology
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Obstetrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jog.15291
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