Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the formation of fellows in training in cardiology.
COVID-19
/ epidemiology
Cardiologists
/ education
Cardiology
/ education
Clinical Competence
/ standards
Communicable Disease Control
/ methods
Education
/ organization & administration
Fellowships and Scholarships
/ methods
Humans
Internship and Residency
/ methods
Italy
/ epidemiology
Needs Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
Societies, Medical
/ statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
ISSN: 1558-2035
Titre abrégé: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101259752
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Sep 2021
01 Sep 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
20
5
2021
medline:
10
11
2021
entrez:
19
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
CoronaVIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) had a huge impact on human health and economy. However, to this date, the effects of the pandemic on the training of young cardiologists are only partially known. To assess the consequences of the pandemic on the education of the cardiologists in training, we performed a 23-item national survey that has been delivered to 1443 Italian cardiologists in training, registered in the database of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC). Six hundred and thirty-three cardiologists in training participated in the survey. Ninety-five percent of the respondents affirmed that the training programme has been somewhat stopped or greatly jeopardized by the pandemic. For 61% of the fellows in training (FITs), the pandemic had a negative effect on their education. Moreover, 59% of the respondents believe that they would not be able to fill the gap gained during that period over the rest of their training. A negative impact on the psycho-physical well being has been reported by 86% of the FITs. The COVID-19 pandemic had an unparalleled impact on the education, formation and mental state of the cardiologists in training. Regulatory agencies, universities and politicians should make a great effort in the organization and reorganization of the teaching programs of the cardiologists of tomorrow.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34009835
doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001185
pii: 01244665-202109000-00007
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
711-715Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Italian Federation of Cardiology - I.F.C. All rights reserved.
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