Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical trainee education and well-being spring 2020-winter 2020: A path forward

• Published in: The American journal of surgery 2022-02, Vol.223 (2), p.395-403
• Main Authors: Ellison, E. Christopher, Nagler, Alisa, Stain, Steven C., Matthews, Jeffrey B., Spanknebel, Kathryn, Shabahang, Mohsen M., Blair, Patrice Gabler, Farmer, Diana L., Sloane, Richard, Britt, L.D., Sachdeva, Ajit K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: ACGME emergency declaration; Communicable Disease Control - standards; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - psychology; COVID-19 - transmission; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 vaccines; Disruption; Education; Education, Medical - organization & administration; Education, Medical - standards; Education, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Learner well-being; Learner wellness; Learning; Medical research; Original; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Personal protective equipment; Polls & surveys; Regions; Response rates; Specialties, Surgical - education; Specialties, Surgical - statistics & numerical data; Spring; Spring (season); Summer; Surgery; Surgical educational programs; Surveys and Questionnaires - statistics & numerical data; United States - epidemiology; Well being; Winter
• ISSN: 0002-9610; 1879-1883
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.05.018

The time course and longitudinal impact of the COVID -19 pandemic on surgical education(SE) and learner well-being (LWB)is unknown. Check-in surveys were distributed to Surgery Program Directors and Department Chairs, including general surgery and surgical specialties, in the summer and winter of 2020 and compared to a survey from spring 2020. Statistical associations for items with self-reported ACGME Stage and the survey period were assessed using categorical analysis. Stage 3 institutions were reported in spring (30%), summer (4%) [p