Life of a General Surgery Resident in the Pandemic Era of Covid-19: Perspective From an Apex Institute in India

Abstract

The entire globe is taken aback by the recent pandemic of CoViD-19 caused by SARS-CoV2 virus.Reportedly there are cases in 216 across the globe with the numbers soaring up to 8 million as of date.1India is one of the top 5 countries worst hit so far. Currently, there areover 413,000 confirmed cases and over 13,000 deaths.2 With no cure or vaccine in sight for the near future, the pandemic is set to stay with us for a while. The major work force in any health care institutional set up is by the interns, junior residents, senior residents and fellows. And is by no means different during the pandemic, they who remain the front-line shield in this crucial crisis.The training, educational process and health care (in terms of both physical and mental) of any resident should also be valued which is often disregarded in such difficult times of pandemic. Here we discuss the impact of the pandemic on the budding surgical community, especially in a volume over loaded apex institute in India.