Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health training: participatory action research to understand experiences in the East Midlands
| Autor: | T Dunn, J M Knight, S M Horsley, E L Maile |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject education employment and skills Specialty Participatory action research health protection Pandemic Health care medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00860 computer.programming_language media_common Medical education Public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Negotiation Work (electrical) Original Article business Psychology computer Delphi |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health (Oxford, England) |
| ISSN: | 1741-3850 1741-3842 |
| Popis: | Background Specialty public health training consists of 48 months of practice across the domains of health protection, healthcare public health and health improvement. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, activity pivoted towards pandemic management and the response became a significant element of registrar practice. This research aimed to understand the impact of this shift in focus on registrars’ role and training. Methods Participatory action research comprising (i) a reflective survey sent to all specialty registrars in the East Midlands training region and (ii) Delphi rounds with survey respondents to generate consensus and define themes. Results Sixteen (44%) registrars completed the survey with 12 (75%) participating in the Delphi rounds. The early pandemic response stages both challenged and re-affirmed registrars’ role and identity in public health and training while providing unique and diverse learning and development. Underpinning these themes is a variability in experience depending on prior experience, placement and training stage. Conclusions The pandemic impacted the practice, training and home-life of registrars who were required to negotiate significant challenge and uncertainty. This original work adds to a growing body of correspondence and opinion pieces articulating the experiences and challenges of medical and public health education during a pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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