Effect of COVID-19 on training and mental health of oral medicine residents in North America.

Autor: Sandhu S; Oral Medicine Resident PGY-3, Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: shaiba_sandhu89@yahoo.com., Sankar V; Associate Professor, Division of Oral Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Sroussi HY; Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA., Villa A; Associate Professor, Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol] 2022 Jan; Vol. 133 (1), pp. 34-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.09.011
Abstrakt: Objective: The objective of this study was to assess resident and faculty perception of the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the training experience, education, and psychological well-being of oral medicine (OM) residents.
Study Design: An anonymous 16-item online questionnaire was e-mailed to faculty and residents of all Commission on Dental Accreditation-accredited OM residency programs in North America. Survey questions asked about the pandemic's effect on resident educational, clinical, and research activities and the well-being of the residents. Survey data were collected using Qualtrics XM.
Results: Forty participants (52.5% residents and 47.5% faculty members) responded to the survey. Regarding the effect on clinical activities, 67.5% reported 50% or less reduction in patient volume seen by residents at its worst during the pandemic. With respect to educational activities, most reported a complete switch of didactic training (85.3%), academic examinations (60%), and off-site resident rotations (45%) to a virtual platform. Research activities were affected the most; 55% reported complete cessation for some time. Thirty-three percent perceived a negative effect, 18% perceived no effect, 11% perceived a positive effect, and 38% were unsure regarding the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 on resident morale. Despite the interruptions in the clinical, research, and educational activities, 62.5% expected on-time resident graduation.
Conclusion: Despite constraints due to the pandemic, OM residency programs successfully continued clinical activities, didactic training, and research productivity through virtual means and a hybrid delivery care model while supporting their residents' morale.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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