Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced clinical volume with a negative impact on trainee education. Methods: Survey study of Otolaryngology trainees in North America, during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Results: Of 216 respondents who accessed the survey, 175 (83%) completed the survey. Respondents reported a universal decrease in clinical activities (98.3%). Among participants who felt their program utilized technology well, there were significantly decreased concerns to receiving adequate educational knowledge (29.6% vs 65.2%, P =.003). However, 68% of trainees still expressed concern in ability to receive adequate surgical training. In addition, 54.7% of senior trainees felt that the pandemic had a negative impact on their ability to secure a job or fellowship after training. Conclusions: Trainees universally felt a negative impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Use of technology was able to alleviate some concerns in gaining adequate educational knowledge, but decreased surgical training remained the most prevalent concern.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2782-2790 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Head and Neck |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC
Funding
This study was supported by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research grant 2T32DC000027‐26 (M.W.).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | T32DC000027 |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- career planning
- didactic education
- resident education
- surgical training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology