Abstract
In the spring of 2020, New York City was at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, resulting in disruption of TL1 and KL2-mentored Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). The impact of the pandemic on trainees' research productivity and career plans was explored using a qualitative survey. Participant responses were analyzed using coding and categorization. Six key themes emerged: redirection of effort, reduced access to people, lack of access to resources, home as a workplace, future uncertainty, and stress and anxiety. Insight into participant experiences allows for the development of support strategies and resources to address trainee needs.
Highlights
In the spring of 2020, New York City was at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
As we moved past the peak of cases for the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), we were compelled to examine the impact this pandemic had on our 2019–2020-funded cohort of mentored Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) research trainees and scholars
We sought to delineate challenges faced by our 2019–2020 TL1 predoctoral trainees (MD/MSCR candidates) and TL1 postdoctoral trainees and KL2 scholars, in order to best inform strategies and resources required to mitigate the impact of this unanticipated crisis on mentored clinical and translational research career development
Summary
In the spring of 2020, New York City was at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA This has had a devastating and disruptive impact on the landscape of graduate education and training in academic health systems [1,2]. On March 17 2020, as the COVID-19 cases surged, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) made the decision to suspend human subject research projects for all nonCOVID-19-related research studies. This was a necessary decision that had broad implications for the implementation and conduct of research studies and research training. As we moved past the peak of cases for the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), we were compelled to examine the impact this pandemic had on our 2019–2020-funded cohort of mentored Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) research trainees and scholars
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