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Editorial
. 2021 Jan:69:349-353.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Oct 10.

Beyond business as usual: Radiology residency educational response to the COVID-2019 pandemic

Junzi Shi  1 , Nityanand Miskin  2 , Borna E Dabiri  3 , Ariadne K DeSimone  4 , Peter M Schaefer  5 , Shanna A Matalon  6 , Jennifer W Uyeda  7 , Jeffrey P Guenette  8 , Glenn C Gaviola  9
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Editorial

Beyond business as usual: Radiology residency educational response to the COVID-2019 pandemic

Junzi Shi et al. Clin Imaging. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted standard hospital operations and diagnostic radiology resident education at academic medical centers across the country. Deferment of elective surgeries and procedures coupled with a shift of resources toward increased inpatient clinical needs for the care of COVID-19 patients has resulted in substantially decreased imaging examinations at many institutions. Additionally, both infection control and risk mitigation measures have resulted in minimal on-site staffing of both trainees and staff radiologists at many institutions. As a result, residents have been placed in nonstandard learning environments, including working from home, engaging in a virtual curriculum, and participating in training sessions in preparation for potential reassignment to other patient care settings. Typically, for residents to gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to practice independently upon graduation, radiology training programs must provide an optimal balance between resident education and clinical obligations. We describe our experience adapting to the challenges in educational interruptions and clinical work reassignments of 41 interventional and diagnostic radiology residents at a large academic center. We highlight opportunities for collaboration and teamwork in creatively adjusting and planning for the short and long-term impact of the pandemic on resident education. This experience shows how the residency educational paradigm was shifted during a pandemic and can serve as a template to address future disruptions.

Keywords: COVID-19; Education; Radiology; Residency.

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