The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family medicine residency training
| Autor: | Carol M. Rumack, Nida S. Awadallah, Angela S. Czaja, Teresa S. Jones, Kshama R Jaiswal, Monica McNulty, Tyra Fainstad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Telemedicine medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Distance education Graduate medical education Telehealth Burnout Academic medicine primary care Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Humans Medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00780 Pandemics Aged SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 Internship and Residency graduate medical education Middle Aged Mental health United States Cross-Sectional Studies Education Medical Graduate Family medicine work-related stress Female telemedicine Family Practice business mental health |
| Zdroj: | Family Practice |
| ISSN: | 1460-2229 |
| Popis: | Background Family physicians have played a unique clinical role during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that the pandemic would be associated with significant deleterious effects on clinical activity, educational training, personal safety and well-being. Objective We conducted a national survey to obtain preliminary data that would assist in future targeted data collection and subsequent evaluation of the impact of the pandemic on family medicine residents and teaching faculty. Methods An anonymous online survey of residents and faculty was distributed via the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors list serve between 5/21/2020 and 6/18/2020. Survey questions focused on clinical and educational activities, safety and well-being. Results One hundred and fifty-three residents and 151 teaching faculty participated in the survey. Decreased clinical activity was noted by 81.5% of residents and 80.9% of faculty and the majority began conducting telehealth visits (97.9% of residents, 91.0% of faculty). Distance learning platforms were used by all residents (100%) and 39.6% noted an overall positive impact on their education. Higher levels of burnout did not significantly correlate with reassignment of clinical duties (residents P = 0.164; faculty P = 0.064). Residents who showed significantly higher burnout scores (P = 0.035) and a decline in levels of well-being (P = 0.031) were more likely to participate in institutional well-being support activities. Conclusions Our preliminary data indicate that family medicine residents and teaching faculty were profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies can be directed by current findings with focus on mitigation factors in addressing globally disruptive events such as COVID-19. Lay Summary Family physicians have played a unique clinical role during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that the pandemic would be associated with significant deleterious effects on clinical activity, educational training, personal safety and well-being. Towards setting a foundation for further studies, we conducted a national survey to obtain preliminary data that would assist in future targeted data collection and subsequent evaluation of the impact of the pandemic on family medicine residents and teaching faculty. Our preliminary data indicate that family medicine residents and teaching faculty were profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in all domains studied. Future studies can be directed by current findings with focus on mitigation factors in addressing globally disruptive events such as COVID-19. |
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