Akers Allison, Blough Christian, Iyer Maya S
Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, USA.
Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Apr 23;12(4):e7800. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7800.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant disruption to undergraduate medical education (UME). Although the immediate scheduling challenges are being addressed, there has been less discourse regarding how this pandemic will impact medical students in their preparation for and application to residency programs. While some historical disasters and pandemics provide a loose precedent for UME response during COVID-19, the impact of the current pandemic has surpassed any other events. COVID-19 will likely impact UME in the suspension of clinical rotations, alterations in grading, suspension or elimination of away rotations, changes in medical licensing exams, and ramifications on mental health. This review assesses governing medical bodies' recommendations regarding UME during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this may impact preparation for residency. In particular, residency programs will likely have to create new guidelines for assessing applicants during this unique cycle.
2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行给本科医学教育(UME)带来了重大干扰。尽管当前紧迫的课程安排挑战正在得到解决,但对于这场大流行将如何影响医学生准备和申请住院医师培训项目,却鲜有讨论。虽然一些历史上的灾难和大流行可为COVID-19期间的本科医学教育应对提供大致先例,但当前这场大流行的影响已超过其他任何事件。COVID-19可能会在以下方面影响本科医学教育:临床轮转的暂停、评分的改变、外地轮转的暂停或取消、医学执照考试的变化以及对心理健康的影响。本综述评估了管理医学机构在COVID-19大流行期间对本科医学教育的建议,以及这可能如何影响住院医师培训的准备工作。特别是,住院医师培训项目可能不得不在这个独特的周期内制定新的申请人评估指南。