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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created significant obstacles within medical education. For medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery as a specialty, the educational policies surrounding COVID-19 have resulted in unique challenges. The present study used a nationwide survey to identify the concerns of medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Students who had previously registered for medical student neurosurgery training camps were sent an online Qualtrics survey requesting them to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their neurosurgical education. The Pearson ?² test and post hoc pairwise Fisher exact test were used for analysis of categorical variables, and the 2-tailed paired Student t test was used for continuous variables.

Results

The survey was distributed to 852 medical students, with 127 analyzed responses. Concerns regarding conferences and networking opportunities (63%), clinical experience (59%), and board examination scores (42%) were most frequently cited. Of the third-year medical students, 76% reported ?1 cancelled or postponed neurosurgery rotation. On average, students were more likely to take 1 year off from medical school after than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, measured from 0 to 100 (25.3 ± 36.0 vs. 39.5 ± 37.5; P = 0.004). Virtual mentorship pairing was the highest rated educational intervention suggested by first- and second-year medical students. The third- and fourth-year medical students had cited virtual surgical skills workshops most frequently.

Conclusions

The results from the present nationwide survey have highlighted the concerns of medical students regarding their neurosurgery education during the COVID-19 pandemic. With these findings, neurosurgery organizations can consider targeted plans for students of each year to continue their education and development.

SUBMITTER: Guadix SW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7229732 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19.

Guadix Sergio W SW Winston Graham M GM Chae John K JK Haghdel Arsalan A Chen Justin J Younus Iyan I Radwanski Ryan R Greenfield Jeffrey P JP Pannullo Susan C SC

World neurosurgery 20200516

<h4>Background</h4>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created significant obstacles within medical education. For medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery as a specialty, the educational policies surrounding COVID-19 have resulted in unique challenges. The present study used a nationwide survey to identify the concerns of medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Students who had previously registered for medic ...[more]

PMID: 32426066

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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19.

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Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19.

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