Impact of COVID‐19 on Brazilian medical residencies in obstetrics and gynecology

Abstract

Male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) gravely impacts the lives of women, girls, and their families. Approximately 25%-40% of Mexican women who use health services have reported physical, sexual, and/or psychological IPV at some point during their lives. 1 Recent research has positioned reproductive coercion, a behavior that interferes with women's contraceptive and fertility choices, as a form of IPV. 2 While multiple acts of violence and coercion can occur in the same context (e.g., intimate relationship), it is important to WilliE ET AL.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Head and Neck Surgery Training: A Brazilian National Survey

“…12 Similarly, in this report, 28% of the residents were assigned to work directly with COVID-19 patients, an event that was also experienced in other residency programs in Brazil and is probably related to shortage of medical personnel. 13 Also, in a similar way, many residents described not having adequate training for this kind of work, which is a worrisome fact. Some authors have, however, described potential benefits in surgical training during the pandemic, especially in general surgery, with the increase in open procedures and more opportunities for emergency surgeries being some of them, 14,15 but these advantages do not apply to all specialties, which, in some cases, are mainly based on elective operations, like head and neck surgery.…”

“…Similarly, in this report, 28% of the residents were assigned to work directly with COVID-19 patients, an event that was also experienced in other residency programs in Brazil and is probably related to shortage of medical personnel. 13 Also, in a similar way, many residents described not having adequate training for this kind of work, which is a worrisome fact.…”

“…Only one resident described this difficulty in this survey, whereas some reports show up to 51% of shortage of some PPE. 6,13 The impacts on mental health are also troublesome. Fiftysix percent of the residents described a negative impact on their mental health, and only 8.7% did not describe any symptoms of burnout.…”

“…Only one resident described this difficulty in this survey, whereas some reports show up to 51% of shortage of some PPE. 6 13 …”

Perspectives of Residency Training Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Mental Health and Training  

“…However, several studies about effects of the pandemic on residency training have been performed in different countries. Brito et al [8] investigated the status of OG residents in Brazil, and found that nearly a third were assigned to activities not related to their eld of study, around a quarter complained about defective supplies of PPE, and a third had not got instructed about the management of COVID-19 cases. Bitonti et al [9] studied 476 OG residents in Italy and found out that around 6% had tested positive for COVID-19, only 80% had been instructed about preventive protocols, and nearly half had been provided with adequate PPE.…”