Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training
Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has led a lot of countries worldwide to go on lockdown. Potential collateral damage is the impact of residency. Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology training aspects, study habits of residents, and their awareness and trai...
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| author | Fahad A Alyami Mana A Almuhaideb Meshari A Alzahrani Yasser S Sabr Raed M Almannie |
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| description | Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has led a lot of countries worldwide to go on lockdown. Potential collateral damage is the impact of residency.
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology training aspects, study habits of residents, and their awareness and training regarding COVID-19.
Settings and Design: A questionnaire aiming to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on different urology training aspects. The questionnaire was sent to all urology residents under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) programs.
Subjects and Methods: Urology residents under SCFHS programs, excluding 1st-year residents. The questionnaire included the following sections: demographic data, studying habits during the pandemic, involvement in training before the pandemic, involvement in training during the pandemic, and training related to COVID-19.
Statistical Analysis Used: Using the SPSS software, frequencies of all data were calculated, and a Wilcoxon-signed rank test was done to assess the change in ordinal data.
Results: A total of 77 residents completed the survey (38% response rate). Most residents (40.5%) reported that they “strongly agree” with the statement that they have more time for reading. There has been a decrease in on-call duties, outpatient visits, diagnostic procedures, endoscopic surgeries urology, minimally-invasive surgeries, and major open surgeries in comparison to before the pandemic, with a decrease in mean scores in all domains, especially in diagnostic procedures.
Conclusions: There has been a decrease in residents' involvement in all training domains, and this has been similar to the results of other studies. E-learning sources, during these times, present themselves as a valuable source to compensate for what has been missed in training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c00a4f7795746408cf16de2292644812022-12-21T22:45:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsUrology Annals0974-77960974-78342021-01-0113321521910.4103/UA.UA_102_20Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency trainingFahad A AlyamiMana A AlmuhaidebMeshari A AlzahraniYasser S SabrRaed M AlmannieContext: The COVID-19 pandemic has led a lot of countries worldwide to go on lockdown. Potential collateral damage is the impact of residency. Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology training aspects, study habits of residents, and their awareness and training regarding COVID-19. Settings and Design: A questionnaire aiming to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on different urology training aspects. The questionnaire was sent to all urology residents under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) programs. Subjects and Methods: Urology residents under SCFHS programs, excluding 1st-year residents. The questionnaire included the following sections: demographic data, studying habits during the pandemic, involvement in training before the pandemic, involvement in training during the pandemic, and training related to COVID-19. Statistical Analysis Used: Using the SPSS software, frequencies of all data were calculated, and a Wilcoxon-signed rank test was done to assess the change in ordinal data. Results: A total of 77 residents completed the survey (38% response rate). Most residents (40.5%) reported that they “strongly agree” with the statement that they have more time for reading. There has been a decrease in on-call duties, outpatient visits, diagnostic procedures, endoscopic surgeries urology, minimally-invasive surgeries, and major open surgeries in comparison to before the pandemic, with a decrease in mean scores in all domains, especially in diagnostic procedures. Conclusions: There has been a decrease in residents' involvement in all training domains, and this has been similar to the results of other studies. E-learning sources, during these times, present themselves as a valuable source to compensate for what has been missed in training.http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2021;volume=13;issue=3;spage=215;epage=219;aulast=Alyamicovid-19residencysaudi arabiasurgical educationurology |
| spellingShingle | Fahad A Alyami Mana A Almuhaideb Meshari A Alzahrani Yasser S Sabr Raed M Almannie Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training Urology Annals covid-19 residency saudi arabia surgical education urology |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training |
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| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on urology residency training |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic on urology residency training |
| topic | covid-19 residency saudi arabia surgical education urology |
| url | http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2021;volume=13;issue=3;spage=215;epage=219;aulast=Alyami |
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