The impact of COVID-19 on thoracic surgery residency programs in the US: A program director survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has altered how the current generation of thoracic surgery residents are being trained. The aim of this survey was to determine how thoracic surgery program directors (PDs) are adapting to educating residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Thoracic surgery PDs of integrated, traditional (2 or 3 year), and combined 4 + 3 general/thoracic surgery training programs in the United States were surveyed between 17th April and 1st May 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in much of the United States. The 15-question electronic survey queried program status, changes to the baseline surgical practice, changes to didactic education, deployment/scheduling of residents, and effect of the pandemic on case logs and preparedn

SUBMITTER: Coyan GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7460964 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature