Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medicine Residency Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study in New York State.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the clinical operations of hospitals as well as clinical education, training, and research at academic centers. New York State was among the first and largest epicenters of the pandemic, resulting in significant disruptions across its 29 emergency medicine (EM) residency programs. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of EM residency programs in New York State to assess the impact of the pandemic on resident education and training programs.

Methods

We surveyed a cross-sectional sample of residency programs throughout New York State in June 2020, in the timeframe immediately after the state's first "wave" of the pandemic. The survey was distributed to program leadership and eli

SUBMITTER: Waseem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8967458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature