评估新冠疫情对运动外科住院医师培训教育的早期影响。
Evaluating the Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sports Surgery Fellowship Education.
作者信息
Swiatek Peter R, Weiner Joseph, Alvandi Bejan A, Johnson Daniel, Butler Bennet, Tjong Vehniah, Terry Michael A
机构信息
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
出版信息
Cureus. 2021 Jan 27;13(1):e12943. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12943.
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic forced many hospitals to cancel elective surgeries to minimize the risk of viral transmission and ensure the availability of vital health resources. The unintended consequences of this action on the education and training of orthopaedic sports surgeons are unknown. The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic sports surgery fellows, their education and training, and their readiness for practice. Methods A comprehensive survey was created and distributed to all U.S. fellows and fellowship directors registered with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Responses were collected between April 22, 2020, and May 5, 2020. Results Fifty-one sports fellows and twenty-nine sports fellowship directors completed the survey. Over 80.4% of fellows reported a greater than 50% decrease in the case volume since the cessation of elective cases. Average hours worked per week decreased by 58.2% during the pandemic. Fellows reported completing an average of 324.6 ± 97.4 cases prior to the COVID-19 crisis and 86.0% expected to complete at least 11% to 25% fewer cases by graduation compared to previous fellows. 87.5% of fellows were not concerned about their ability to complete their fellowship training but more than one-third of fellows voiced concerns to their fellowship directors regarding their readiness for independent practice. Fellowship directors were generally not concerned that COVID-19 would prevent their fellows from completing the fellowship. At least 54.2% are somewhat concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on their future job opportunities. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has universally affected work hours and case volume of sports fellows. Nevertheless, most sports fellows feel prepared to enter practice and are generally supported by the confidence of their fellowship directors. The results of this survey emphasize the importance of the fellowship year in sports training and highlight the future of online education and simulation as useful adjuncts.
目的
新冠疫情迫使许多医院取消择期手术,以将病毒传播风险降至最低,并确保重要医疗资源的可及性。这一举措对骨科运动外科医生的教育与培训产生的意外影响尚不清楚。本研究的目的是衡量新冠疫情对骨科运动外科住院医师、他们的教育与培训以及他们的执业准备情况的影响。方法:设计了一份全面的调查问卷,并分发给所有在美国运动医学骨科协会注册的美国住院医师和住院医师培训项目主任。于2020年4月22日至2020年5月5日收集回复。结果:51名运动医学住院医师和29名运动医学住院医师培训项目主任完成了调查。超过80.4%的住院医师报告称,自择期手术停止以来,病例量减少了50%以上。疫情期间,每周平均工作时长减少了58.2%。住院医师报告称,在新冠危机之前平均完成了324.6±97.4例手术,86.0%的人预计毕业时完成的病例数将比之前的住院医师至少少11%至25%。87.5%的住院医师不担心自己完成住院医师培训的能力,但超过三分之一的住院医师向他们的住院医师培训项目主任表达了对自己独立执业准备情况的担忧。住院医师培训项目主任总体上并不担心新冠疫情会妨碍他们的住院医师完成培训。至少54.2%的人对新冠疫情对他们未来就业机会的影响有些担忧。结论:新冠疫情普遍影响了运动医学住院医师的工作时长和病例量。尽管如此,大多数运动医学住院医师感觉已为进入临床工作做好准备,并且总体上得到了他们的住院医师培训项目主任信心的支持。本次调查结果强调了住院医师培训年在运动医学培训中的重要性,并突出了在线教育和模拟作为有用辅助手段的未来发展前景。