Impact of COVID-19 on a urology residency program

Effect of COVID-19 on Graduating Urology Resident Case Logs: Analysis of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education National Data Reports

“…A residency program in Brazil reported a 50% decrease in resident case volume March through May 2020, while a high-volume pelvic oncology center in the United Kingdom had 17.1% and 25.6% reductions in prostatectomies and cystectomies in 2020 compared to previous years. 22 , 23 Historically, and also evident in this data given the large standard deviation, there is significant variance among residents. 20 Whether individual residents and US programs were significantly affected would require raw data from the ACGME, individual programs to self-report, or a multi-institutional effort.…”

COVID-19 and slowdown of residents’ activity: Feedback from a novel e-learning event and overview of the literature

“…Opinions on the usefulness of videos, web-based clinical case discussions/frontal lessons/journal clubs and web faculty interviews were explored. [44][45][46][47][48] Claps et alsurveying 356 urology residents-focused on different kinds of smart learning modalities, with 77.8% of urology residents considering as highly useful videos on-demand, 69.8% webinars, 65.8% podcasts, and 34.2% SoMe. 45 Campi et al highlighted that updates on guidelines and surgical videos are considered as highly useful by the greatest proportion of residents, with seminars on leadership and on non-technical skills highly interesting as well.…”

A Multinational Study of The Impact of Covid-19 On Urologic Surgery Residency and Wellbeing

“…28 Overall, despite a number of stressors present in the post pandemic environment, including concern about loved ones and impact of the pandemic on surgical cases and education, our study did not demonstrate a significant rise in burnout or depression. There are several possible explanations for this: flexibility in one's schedule, 1,17,[29][30] satisfaction with work life balance, and non-medical reading 28 have been previously identified as protectors against burnout related to urology residency, all of which improved during the pandemic. There is likely a "sweet spot" between preserving this time for residents while still allowing optimal patient care and educational activities in the workplace, however the exact breakdown of where those returns diminish is so far not well understood.…”