Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Training: Global Perceptions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellows in the USA
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Impact of COVID‑19 Pandemic on Training: Global Perceptions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellows in the USA Kofi Clarke1 · Mohammad Bilal2 · Sergio A. Sánchez‑Luna3 · Shannon Dalessio1 · Jennifer L. Maranki1 · Shazia Mehmood Siddique4 Received: 9 July 2020 / Accepted: 5 October 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted numerous facets of healthcare workers’ lives. There have also been significant changes in Gastroenterology (GI) fellowship training as a result of the challenges presented by the pandemic. Aims We conducted a national survey of Gastroenterology fellows to evaluate fellows’ perceptions, changes in clinical duties, and education during the pandemic. Methods A survey was sent to Gastroenterology (GI) fellows in the USA. Information regarding redeployment, fellow restriction in endoscopy, outpatient clinics and inpatient consults, impact on educational activities, and available wellness resources was obtained. Fellows’ level of agreement with adjustments to clinical duties was also assessed. Results One hundred and seventy-seven Gastroenterology fellows responded, and 29.4% were redeployed to non-GI services during the pandemic. COVID-19 impacted all aspects of GI fellowship training in the USA (endoscopy, outpatient clinics, inpatient consults, educational activities). Fellows’ level of agreement in changes to various aspects of fellowship varied. 72.5% of respondents reported that their programs provided them with increased wellness resources to cope with the additional stress during the pandemic. For respondents with children, 17.6% reported no support with childcare. Conclusions Our results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted GI fellowship training in the USA in multiple domains, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, inpatient consults, outpatient clinics, and educational conferences. Our study highlights the importance of considering and incorporating fellows’ viewpoints, as changes are made in response to the ongoing pandemic. Keywords Training · Fellowship · Education · COVID-19 pandemic · Gastroenterology fellowship
Introduction Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06655-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Kofi Clarke [email protected] 1
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted numerous facets of healthcare workers’ lives in the USA, as the country with the highest number of reported cases
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