Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Sep-Oct;50(5):607-613. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 29.
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the personal and professional lives of radiology trainees. The purpose of this study was to broadly summarize the impact of COVID-19 on radiology trainees and their training programs via data collected during the early pandemic.
An online survey was distributed to radiology chief residents in residencies throughout North America with responses collected between March 20th, 2020 and May 15th, 2020, which coincided with the development of initial COVID-19 peaks in North America. A subset of COVID-19 pandemic questions included resident wellness, imaging opinions, residency infrastructure change, and opinions regarding the Core Exam delay.
One hundred forty chief residents from 86 institutions responded to COVID-19-related questions. Nearly all responding programs (99%; 85/86) reported institutional positive cases of COVID-19. Most residents (94%; 132/140) thought laboratory testing provided more value than imaging. Fifty-seven percent of respondents (80/140) would use COVID-19-related terminology when encountering chest CT findings supportive of viral pneumonia in symptomatic patients. There was little reported change in the number of residents on call (no change reported in >80% of programs). Fifty-nine percent of residents (83/140) reported increased stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of programs (93%) had fewer residents on service (80/86 responding programs).
COVID-19 dramatically affected radiology residencies during the early pandemic period. As we enter future phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, careful thought should also be given to rebuilding the radiology resident experience.
COVID-19 大流行改变了放射科住院医师的个人和职业生活。本研究的目的是通过在 COVID-19 早期收集的数据，广泛总结 COVID-19 对放射科住院医师及其培训计划的影响。
向北美各地住院医师放射科住院总医师在线分发了一份调查，收集了 2020 年 3 月 20 日至 2020 年 5 月 15 日期间的回复，这与北美 COVID-19 初始高峰的发展相吻合。包括 COVID-19 大流行问题的一个子集，包括居民健康、成像意见、住院基础设施变化以及对核心考试延迟的看法。
86 个机构的 140 名住院总医师对 COVID-19 相关问题做出了回应。几乎所有参与调查的项目（99%；85/86）报告了机构 COVID-19 阳性病例。大多数居民（94%；132/140）认为实验室检测比成像更有价值。57%的受访者（140 人中的 80 人）会在遇到支持病毒性肺炎的胸部 CT 发现的症状患者时使用与 COVID-19 相关的术语。在呼叫值班的居民人数方面几乎没有变化（80%以上的项目都没有报告变化）。59%的居民（140 人中的 83 人）报告说，COVID-19 大流行带来了更大的压力。大多数项目（93%）的服务人员减少（86 个参与项目中有 80 个）。
COVID-19 在大流行早期对放射科住院医师培训计划产生了巨大影响。随着我们进入 COVID-19 大流行的未来阶段，还应认真考虑重建放射科住院医师的体验。
