ArticleBMC medical education2025
Do we have a lost generation of junior doctors: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on junior doctors' resilience status, medical knowledge and medical skills.
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- Surgeon well-being: a systematic review of stressors, mental health, and resilience.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundAt the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict measures suspended face-to-face teaching at German universities, posing significant challenges for medical education. Practical, patient-centered training couldn't be fully replaced by online formats, leading to skill deficits and increased stress among students. To date, no study has examined the impact of COVID-19 on the resilience and the competence of medical graduates so far. This study aims to address this knowledge gap by investigating the pandemic impact on resilience, medical competence, communication skills, and research competence of medical graduates.
methodsThe study employed data from the "Bavarian Graduate Study of Medicine" (MediBAS), a cross-sectional evaluation survey conducted in cooperation with Bavarian universities and the Bavarian Institute for higher education research and planning. It targeted medical, dental, and veterinary graduates. The data were collected in two waves (2018/19 and 2022/23), with 1.114 human medicine graduates participating. The questionnaire assessed among others resilience, medical expertise, communication skills, and research competence. Statistical analysis involved descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and Mann-Whitney-U tests due to non-normal data distribution.
resultsThe study analyzed self-assessed resilience, medical expertise, communication, and research skills of medical graduates from two waves. The findings demonstrated through descriptive statistics a decline in all competencies except research skills, which exhibited an increase. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships between variables. Mann-Whitney-U tests revealed no significant differences between the waves in resilience (p =.079, r =.06), medical expertise (p =.117, r =.05), communication skills (p =.053, r =.07), or research competence (p =.106, r =.05).
conclusionThe study examined the impact of COVID-19 on medical graduates' resilience, medical expertise, communication skills, and research competence. While there was a slight decline in resilience, medical expertise, and communication skills between the waves, there was an improvement in research competence. None of these changes were statistically significant. The findings suggest that the pandemic may have contributed to these trends by limiting practical experiences. No major negative impacts were found, suggesting no "lost generation" of doctors. The long-term effects of the changes remain uncertain due to the cross-sectional design and require further research.
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