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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

A nationwide cross-sectional study to assess the impact of COVID-19 on surgical residency programs in India.

Harkirat Singh Talwar, Tushar Aditya Narain, Vikas Kumar Panwar, Ankur Mittal, Arup Kumar Mandal

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Harkirat Singh TalwarDepartment of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Tushar Aditya NarainDepartment of Urology, University College London Hospital, NHS Foundation System, London, UK.
Vikas Kumar PanwarDepartment of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Ankur MittalDepartment of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Arup Kumar MandalDepartment of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

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backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic with its plenitude of hardships has been a challenge for residents in training. Besides the fear of contracting the disease, the complete reconfiguration of hospital services has severely affected the surgical residency programs across India. The current study highlights the lacunae that have arisen in the residency programs and design appropriate solutions to reframe the remaining part of the surgical training. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe present study is an observational study based on a questionnaire survey done in November 2020 aimed at gauging the mood and perspective of residents across India pursuing surgical residency programs on how the pandemic has impacted various domains of their residency namely surgical training, clinical skills, research, academic curriculum, and mental health. The analysis was performed using an Internet-based program.

resultsSeventy-eight percent of residents felt that they have lost crucial months of surgical training. Impact on clinical skills was reported by 73.9% of residents. Almost half of the residents (49.1%) believed that there has been a definite increase in research activities and 81.7% believed that the academic curriculum was affected during the past 6 months. Furthermore, 86% of respondents admitted to have had a profound impact on their mental health as a result of the pandemic.

conclusionFormulating reform policies in the current residency programs is paramount to train the current and future generation of surgeons. Whereas personal safety and wellness of the residents is paramount during these times, residency training via digital medical education and various other innovative ways needs to continue.

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