Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education and training programs in Latin America: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to surgical training, demanding a balance between theoretical and practical knowledge, especially in Latin American countries. Therefore, our aim was to characterize the challenges faced by surgical education in these countries.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, and the Virtual Health Library on March 23, 2022, yielding 2,838 articles. Articles were filtered by two independent reviewers focusing on the effect of the pandemic in surgical education.

Results

A total of 31 articles were selected; 54.83% of surgical programs reported a reduction in surgical involvement by trainees. First-year residents were the most affected, with some surgical residency programs forced to shift their residents to

SUBMITTER: Loza Hernandez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614603 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature