Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Otolaryngology trainee education.
Head Neck
; 42(10): 2782-2790, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-645281
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced clinical volume with a negative impact on trainee education.METHODS:
Survey study of Otolaryngology trainees in North America, during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.RESULTS:
Of 216 respondents who accessed the survey, 175 (83%) completed the survey. Respondents reported a universal decrease in clinical activities (98.3%). Among participants who felt their program utilized technology well, there were significantly decreased concerns to receiving adequate educational knowledge (29.6% vs 65.2%, P = .003). However, 68% of trainees still expressed concern in ability to receive adequate surgical training. In addition, 54.7% of senior trainees felt that the pandemic had a negative impact on their ability to secure a job or fellowship after training.CONCLUSIONS:
Trainees universally felt a negative impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Use of technology was able to alleviate some concerns in gaining adequate educational knowledge, but decreased surgical training remained the most prevalent concern.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otolaryngology
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Internship and Residency
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:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Head Neck
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hed.26368
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