A national survey investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core and higher breast radiology training in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core and higher breast radiology training in the UK from the perspective of trainees and new consultants.

Materials and methods

A survey comprising 25 questions was distributed to UK radiology trainees via the regional Junior Radiologists Forum representatives under the auspices of the British Society of Breast Radiology (BSBR).

Results

Sixty-nine eligible responses were received representing all UK training regions. Fifty-five per cent of respondents completing either a core or higher breast rotation felt that the pandemic had a negative effect on their breast training. There was an overall reduction in exposure to the key breast imaging methods when rotations took place during the pandemic. Completing a core

SUBMITTER: Carpenter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377933 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature