Capturing the Perspective of Prospective Urology Applicants: Impacts of COVID-19 on Medical Education

Hanson, Kate A.; Borofsky, Michael S.; Hampson, Lindsay A.; Breyer, Benjamin N.; Kern, Nora G.; Conti, Simon; Kielb, Stephanie; Sorensen, Mathew D.

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.09.027

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“… 13 , 14 Students in these surveys also reported concerns regarding decreased clinical rotations and exposure, obtaining letters of recommendation, and the residency application process, which is consistent with the results from our study. 13 , 14 …”

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“…These results are similar to preliminary data in urology showing that only 9% of prospective applicants were less likely to apply given the COVID-19 pandemic. 13 It is reassuring that the majority of students planning on applying into plastic surgery at the time of this survey likely continued to do so; however, it will be important to continue to monitor early plastic surgery career development as the pandemic continues. This has already taken place regarding the 2020–2021 plastic surgery interview season, with recommendations for virtual interviewing best practices.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A recent urology study showed that 82% of students reported a decrease in exposure to the field, 42% reported cancellations in away rotations, 68% were concerned about acquiring letters of recommendation, and 55% were concerned about seeing fewer procedures or surgeries. 13 Furthermore, the most common themes amongst the free text responses were students’ concerns regarding the inability to evaluate programs and build meaningful relationships. 13 Additionally, a neurosurgery study demonstrated similar findings: 56% of clinical-level students reported cancellations to home neurosurgical subinternships, 62% reported cancellations to away sub-internships, and the majority of clinical-level students were concerned about subinternships (91%), letters of recommendation (75%), and the residency interview process (65%).…”

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The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education amongst Medical Students Interested in Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

Haley

Lee

Xun

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unpreceded changes to medical education. Medical students interested in urology and neurosurgery have reported concerns regarding COVID-19’s effects on clinical experience and the residency application process; however, the impact amongst students interested in plastic surgery is unknown. We hypothesized that students applying into plastic surgery may experience much distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An electronic survey was developed by 3 plastic surgery residents and 2 academic plastic surgeons and later refined by 4 fourth-year medical students. Questions focused on medical education curricular changes, perceived impact on medical education, and demographics. From April–May 2020 the survey was distributed to medical students who were interested in plastic surgery. Participants were identified through plastic surgery residency program personnel and social media platforms. Results: In total, 130 of the 140 respondents reported interest in plastic surgery careers. An estimated 67% were in their clinical years or completing research year(s) before residency applications. Of the respondents, 80% believed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on their medical education. Clinical-level students compared with preclinical-level students, and students applying to residency during the 2020–2021 match cycle compared with students not applying during the 2020–2021 match cycle were significantly more likely to perceive the COVID-19 pandemic as having a negative impact on their medical education ( P = 0.04 and 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Medical students interested in plastic surgery perceive the COVID-19 pandemic as having a negative impact on their education, likely due to a reduction in clinical exposure.

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The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education amongst Medical Students Interested in Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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“…65-67 69 The lack of letters of recommendation, specific grades and geographical preferences raises concerns about application process. 70 Medical students possibly feel less competitive, as a result of fewer opportunities and this may have a negative impact on their future. Other changes such as implementation of pass/fail grading system, devaluation of US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores, limited access to USMLE 2 will affect students' application for residency selection.…”

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Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

Papapanou

Routsi

Tsamakis

et al. 2021

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted the well-established, traditional structure of medical education. Τhe new limitations of physical presence have accelerated the development of an online learning environment, comprising both of asynchronous and synchronous distance education, and the introduction of novel ways of student assessment. At the same time, this prolonged crisis had serious implications on the lives of medical students including their psychological well-being and the impact on their academic trajectories. The new reality has, on many occasions, triggered the ‘acting up’ of medical students as frontline healthcare staff, which has been perceived by many of them as a positive learning and contributing experience, and has led to a variety of responses from the educational institutions. All things considered, the urgency for rapid and novel adaptations to the new circumstances has functioned as a springboard for remarkable innovations in medical education,including the promotion of a more “evidence-based” approach.

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“…29 Fourteen articles consisted of surveys addressing residents' perception toward their learning during the pandemic, the redistribution of activity (including details on involvement on the care of COVID patients), opportunities for away rotations in surgical fields, subjective feelings, and burnout syndromes during the pandemic. 22,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] Four papers addressed the general viewpoint of urology residents on web-based education, assessed by means of surveys. Opinions on the usefulness of videos, web-based clinical case discussions/frontal lessons/journal clubs and web faculty interviews were explored.…”

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

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Objective: To evaluate the impact of an e-learning online event, created for supporting resident’s training during the slowdown of surgical and clinical activities caused by COVID-19 pandemic. An overview of PubMed literature depicting the state of the art of urology residency in the COVID-19 era was performed as well, to contextualize the issue. Methods: An online learning event for residents was set up at the beginning of the pandemic; the faculty consisted of experts in urology who provided on-line lectures and videos on surgical anatomy, procedures, updates in guidelines, technology, training. The audience was composed of 30–500 attendees from Italy, USA, India and Belgium. A questionnaire to analyze relevance, satisfaction and popularity of the lessons was mailed to 30 local residents. Results and limitations: Almost all residents defined the web environment suitable to achieve the learning outcomes; the method, the number and the competence of the faculty were appropriate/excellent. Most of the younger residents (81.8%) stated their surgical knowledge would improve after the course; 72.7% declared they would take advantage into routine inpatients clinical activity. Nineteen more expert residents agreed that the course would improve their surgical knowledge and enhance their practical skills; almost all stated that the initiative would change their outpatients and inpatients practice. Overall, 44 articles available in PubMed have addressed the concern of urological learning and training during the pandemic from different standpoints; four of them considered residents’ general perception towards web-based learning programs. Conclusions: The paper confirms residents’ satisfaction with e-learning methods and, to our knowledge, is the first one focusing on a specific event promptly settled up at the beginning of the outbreak. Web-based educational experience developed during the pandemic may represent the very basis for the implementation of prospective on-site training and overall scientific update of future urologists.

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Capturing the Perspective of Prospective Urology Applicants: Impacts of COVID-19 on Medical Education

Cited by 23 publications

References 9 publications

The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education amongst Medical Students Interested in Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education amongst Medical Students Interested in Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

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

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