Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although it is well known that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound effect on health care, its impact on fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) has not been well described.

Objective

We conducted an anonymous survey of PCCM program directors (PDs) to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PCCM fellowship training across the United States.

Methods

We developed a 30-question web-based survey that was distributed to U.S. PCCM PDs through the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors.

Results

The survey was sent to 242 PDs, of whom 28.5% responded. Most of the responses (76.8%) came from university-based programs. Almost universally, PDs reported a decrease in the nu

SUBMITTER: Matta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787736 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature