Abstract
BackgroundSince the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education has been a concerning issue, especially in surgical fields. Due to the postponement of many elective surgeries and even alternations in the pattern of emergent surgeries, concerns have been raised about whether residents of surgical disciplines are experienced enough after graduation or not. We aimed to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical residency training in different fields. Materials and methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with a 20-item questionnaire on residents of surgical disciplines from three different educational hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2020. In addition, we reviewed the current literature regarding the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education worldwide. ResultsOur survey, with a response rate of 56.8% demonstrated significant reduction in the time spent in elective surgeries, surgical clinics and even in emergent surgeries for residents. Besides, it has reported that significant time has been spent in COVID 19 wards which resulted in decreased satisfaction of educational activities. ConclusionsThe impacts of COVID 19 pandemic on surgical education are significant and inevitable. Thus, we must integrate novel educational methods in surgical curriculum to optimize training and minimize the adverse effects of the pandemic on surgical education.
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