Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, MN.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Apr 1;72(4):514-519. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003037.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected graduate medical education with redistribution of trainees, altered clinical care, and decreased research. For graduating trainees, there remains concern that financial stability of health systems will affect the availability of new positions and hiring practices. This survey aims to evaluate the pandemic's impact from pediatric gastroenterology fellows' perspectives.
An anonymous survey was distributed by e-mail from June 11 to July 1, 2020 to all North American pediatric gastroenterology and advanced training fellows. The survey was tailored for the fellows' year of training including questions on education, clinical experience, research, and job outlook.
Of the 434 pediatric gastroenterology fellows, 145 completed the survey. Of all respondents, negative impact was reported in 52% on clinical training, 46% research projects, and 41% procedural confidence. A majority (93%) of third-year respondents had a job contract signed at the time of the survey; however, 18% of those contracts were subsequently altered with 5 respondents having job contracts rescinded due to hiring freezes. Fifty-four percent of first- and second-year fellow respondents reported concern regarding finding a job with the majority being second-year fellows (78%).
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the medical system and healthcare professionals. This survey identified significant impact on job acquisition for graduating pediatric gastroenterology fellows and other critical components of training, which are likely applicable to other pediatric trainees. The survey results raise questions about potential strategies to improve medical education and job search success for graduating trainees.
COVID-19 大流行对研究生医学教育产生了重大影响，导致学员重新分配、临床护理改变和研究减少。对于即将毕业的学员来说，仍有担忧认为卫生系统的财务稳定性将影响新职位的可用性和招聘实践。本调查旨在评估儿科胃肠病学研究员从疫情中的角度。
2020 年 6 月 11 日至 7 月 1 日，通过电子邮件向所有北美儿科胃肠病学和高级培训研究员分发了匿名调查。该调查根据学员的培训年限量身定制，包括教育、临床经验、研究和就业前景等问题。
在 434 名儿科胃肠病学研究员中，有 145 名完成了调查。在所有受访者中，52%的人报告临床培训受到负面影响，46%的人报告研究项目受到负面影响，41%的人报告程序信心受到负面影响。大多数（93%）三年级受访者在调查时已签署工作合同；然而，其中 18%的合同随后被修改，有 5 名受访者因招聘冻结而取消了工作合同。54%的第一年和第二年研究员报告对找到工作表示担忧，其中大多数是第二年研究员（78%）。
COVID-19 大流行继续影响医疗系统和医疗保健专业人员。本调查确定了对即将毕业的儿科胃肠病学研究员和培训其他关键环节的就业机会产生重大影响，这可能适用于其他儿科受训人员。调查结果提出了一些问题，即如何提高医学教育和毕业学员的求职成功率。
