Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA.
Department of Opthamology, New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
F1000Res. 2021 Nov 26;10:1211. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.73249.2. eCollection 2021.
: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical education on multiple levels, and medical students have been forced to adjust to distance learning, altered clinical opportunities, and standardized testing inconsistencies. We sought to identify the effects of these dramatic deviations on medical students' career plans. : We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of medical students between July 13, 2020, and September 9, 2020 in order to assess the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' career decisions. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all variables. : Of the 585 eligible medical students, we had a final sample of 76 responses (n=76) (13% response rate). Students felt neutral regarding having more time to explore research projects (Mean ± SD; 3.06 ± 1.18) and hobbies (3.43 ± 1.28). Most survey respondents somewhat disagreed that they considered quitting medical school during the pandemic (1.55 ± 1.10). Students somewhat agreed that they view the field of medicine more positively since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (3.60 ± 1.09). Respondents somewhat agreed that they would be unable to explore other specialties and find their best fit (3.55 ± 1.32). We found that the minority (4/66, 6%) of students had considered changing their specialty. Students felt neutral in terms of their Step 1 (3.25 ± 1.05) or Step 2 (2.81 ± 1.02) score deterring them from future career opportunities. : Most medical students have experienced barriers in their career pathway as a direct cause of COVID-19 restrictions on medical education, including the ability to explore different specialties to discover their best fit or find a chance to network with mentors. However, despite these obstacles, most students remain committed to medicine.
新冠疫情在多个层面扰乱了医学教育，医学生被迫适应远程学习、改变临床机会和标准化考试的不一致。我们试图确定这些戏剧性的变化对医学生职业规划的影响。
我们在 2020 年 7 月 13 日至 9 月 9 日期间对医学生进行了一项横断面在线调查，以评估新冠疫情对学生职业决策的影响。对所有变量进行了描述性统计分析。
在 585 名符合条件的医学生中，我们最终有 76 名学生（n=76）（13%的应答率）参与了调查。学生们对有更多时间探索研究项目（平均值±标准差；3.06±1.18）和爱好（3.43±1.28）持中立态度。大多数调查对象有些不同意他们在疫情期间考虑退学（1.55±1.10）。自新冠疫情以来，学生们更认同医学领域（3.60±1.09）。受访者有些同意他们认为自己无法探索其他专业领域，找到最适合自己的领域（3.55±1.32）。我们发现，只有少数（4/66，6%）学生考虑过改变自己的专业。学生们对 STEP1（3.25±1.05）或 STEP2（2.81±1.02）成绩感到中立，这阻碍了他们未来的职业机会。
大多数医学生在职业道路上经历了障碍，这是新冠疫情对医学教育限制的直接结果，包括探索不同专业以发现最适合自己的领域或与导师建立联系的机会。然而，尽管存在这些障碍，大多数学生仍致力于医学。
