Impact of COVID-19 on Endoscopy Training: Perspectives from a Global Survey of Program Directors and Endoscopy Trainers.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the training of medical trainees internationally. The aim of this study was to assess the global impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy training from the perspective of endoscopy trainers and to identify strategies implemented to mitigate the impact on trainee education.

Methods

Teaching faculty of gastroenterology (GI) training programs globally were invited to complete a 36-question web-based survey to report the characteristics of their training programs and the impact of COVID-19 on various aspects of endoscopy training, including what factors decisions were based on.

Results

The survey response rate was 52.6% (305 out of 580 individuals); 92.8% reported a negative impact on endoscopy traini

SUBMITTER: Vignesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature