Brief communication: A radiology resident's experience with COVID-19 in New York City

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted New York City severely. As a radiology resident, I was unsure how my role would change as the pandemic unfolded. Like many hospital systems in New York City, my department was asked to assist in the clinical care of patients during the dramatic surge of admissions related to COVID-19. I placed invasive central lines for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit to help reduce the workload on already overwhelmed critical care teams. I also performed direct patient care within dedicated COVID-19 inpatient floors.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Radiology Resident Education: Where Do We Go From Here?

“… 47 The disruption experienced by radiology residents appeared to differ between junior and senior residents, however, this appeared to vary between institutions and may have been related to the extent of redeployment. 4 , 13 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 48 Specifically, the perceived negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resident training appeared to differ based on the toll of COVID-19 in the region. 48 Some residents felt it difficult to have the responsibility of covering multiple large hospitals during COVID-19, 7 although for some, on-call responsibilities did not appear to change very much during the pandemic.…”

“… 4 , 11 , 27 , 35 , 36 Although redeployment could limit refinement of diagnostic radiology skills, there may be a role for radiology resident exposure to direct patient care activities, as seen in residents redeployed to intensive care wards. 37 These experiences with patients and their family members provides important clinical context for radiologists-in-training. 37 …”

“… 37 These experiences with patients and their family members provides important clinical context for radiologists-in-training. 37 …”

Remote Reading and Teaching of Nuclear Medicine in the Era of COVID-19

“…Due to the urgent need for physician staff to care for the influx of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, many residents in specialty disciplines were redeployed to primary or intensive care wards. 6 , 8 In other cases, trainees were waylaid by illness occasioned by the pandemic. In our institution, nuclear medicine and radiology residents were on stand-by of which only a small group were called to the wards.…”