COVID-19 Impact on Interventional Pulmonology Training.

ABSTRACT: Background: The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic extends beyond the realms of patient care and healthcare resource use to include medical education; however, the repercussions of COVID-19 on the quality of training and trainee perceptions have yet to be explored. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of interventional pulmonology (IP) fellows' involvement in the care of COVID-19 and its impact on fellows' clinical education, procedure skills, and postgraduation employment search. Methods: An internet-based survey was validated and distributed among IP fellows in North American fellowship training programs. Results: Of 40 eligible fellows, 38 (95%) completed the survey. A majority of fellows (76%) reported involveme

SUBMITTER: Kalchiem-Dekel O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362793 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature