The quantitative impact of COVID-19 on surgical training in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has had a global impact on all aspects of healthcare including surgical training. This study aimed to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on operative case numbers recorded by surgeons in training, and annual review of competency progression (ARCP) outcomes in the UK. Anonymized operative logbook numbers were collated from electronic logbook and ARCP outcome data from the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme database for trainees in the 10 surgical specialty training specialties.Operative logbook numbers and awarded ARCP outcomes were compared between predefined dates. Effect sizes are reported as incident rate ratios (IRR) with 95 per cent confidence intervals. Some 5599 surgical trainees in 2019, and 5310 in surgical specialty training in 2020 were included. The IRR was red

SUBMITTER: Clements JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8226285 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature