Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training.

Autor: Alyami FA; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almuhaideb MA; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrani MA; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia., Sabr YS; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almannie RM; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Urology annals [Urol Ann] 2021 Jul-Sep; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 215-219. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 14.
DOI: 10.4103/UA.UA_102_20
Abstrakt: Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has led a lot of countries worldwide to go on lockdown. Potential collateral damage is the impact of residency.
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology training aspects, study habits of residents, and their awareness and training regarding COVID-19.
Settings and Design: A questionnaire aiming to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on different urology training aspects. The questionnaire was sent to all urology residents under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) programs.
Subjects and Methods: Urology residents under SCFHS programs, excluding 1 st -year residents. The questionnaire included the following sections: demographic data, studying habits during the pandemic, involvement in training before the pandemic, involvement in training during the pandemic, and training related to COVID-19.
Statistical Analysis Used: Using the SPSS software, frequencies of all data were calculated, and a Wilcoxon-signed rank test was done to assess the change in ordinal data.
Results: A total of 77 residents completed the survey (38% response rate). Most residents (40.5%) reported that they "strongly agree" with the statement that they have more time for reading. There has been a decrease in on-call duties, outpatient visits, diagnostic procedures, endoscopic surgeries urology, minimally-invasive surgeries, and major open surgeries in comparison to before the pandemic, with a decrease in mean scores in all domains, especially in diagnostic procedures.
Conclusions: There has been a decrease in residents' involvement in all training domains, and this has been similar to the results of other studies. E-learning sources, during these times, present themselves as a valuable source to compensate for what has been missed in training.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2021 Urology Annals.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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