Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general surgery residency program in Peru: A cross-sectional study.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
; 60: 130-134, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-893438
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
General surgey is a specialty of high demand and relevance. We aimed to collect the opinions of the residents and their tutors and heads of department, regarding the impact that this COVID-19 pandemic is having - and will probably have - on the training of future general surgeons in Peru.METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study in Lima, Peru. We surveyed residents of general surgery, as well as their tutors and heads of surgery departments from 14 Peruvian hospitals.RESULTS:
The impact of COVID-19 was considered severe in approximately 60% of first-year residents, 100% of second-year residents, 40% of third-year residents and about 80% of attending physicians. The 68.8% of the residents considered that the loss of surgical training opportunities during the pandemic would negatively affect their job performance. In addition, as of 03/16/2020, no residents had performed more than 25 elective surgeries, trauma surgeries or laparoscopic procedures. All the participants (including tutors and heads of departments) highlighted the need to extend the residency period.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the training of the general surgery residents. Deficiencies need to be identified in order to evaluate extending the period of the medical residency program in Peru.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.amsu.2020.10.031
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