Table 4 Comparison of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the specialist training program and work situation of senior vs junior residents
Senior residents N=56 (%) | Junior residents N=103 (%) | P-value Pearson Chi-2-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will your residency be extended? | Yes | 6 (13) | 4 (5) | 0.12 | |
No | 42 (88) | 77 (96) | |||
Are you worried that the pandemic will have a negative effect on the quality of your specialist training? | Yes | 42 (79) | 67 (71) | 0.29 | |
No | 11 (21) | 27 (29) | |||
Are you worried that your residency will be extended? | Yes | 15 (29) | 28 (30) | 0.94 | |
No | 37 (71) | 67 (71) | |||
Have you, due to the pandemic, considered changing your profession? | Yes | 10 (18) | 12 (12) | 0.30 | |
No | 46 (82) | 89 (88) | |||
How was your training affected by the pandemic? | OB-GYN clinical rotations were cancelled/postponed | Yes | 17 (30) | 15 (15) | 0.02 |
No | 39 (70) | 86 (85) | |||
Non-OB-GYN clinical rotations were cancelled/postponed | Yes | 22 (39) | 10 (10) | <0.01 | |
No | 34 (61) | 91 (90) | |||
Mandatory OB-GYN courses were cancelled/postponed | Yes | 27 (48) | 32 (32) | 0.04 | |
No | 29 (52) | 69 (68) | |||
Mandatory non-OB-GYN courses were cancelled/postponed | Yes | 22 (39) | 42 (42) | 0.78 | |
No | 34 (61) | 59 (58) | |||
Other educational activities cancelled /postponed (Team trainings, intervention trainings, meetings, journal clubs) | Yes | 44 (79) | 79 (78) | 0.96 | |
No | 12 (21) | 22 (22) | |||
Planned clinical supervision was cancelled/postponed | Yes | 13 (23) | 18 (18) | 0.41 | |
No | 43 (77) | 83 (82) | |||
Have you performed fewer surgeries due to the pandemic? | Yes | 45 (80) | 66 (64) | 0.02 | |
No/Do not know | 11 (20) | 37 (36) | |||
Have you been transferred to another healthcare institution? | Yes | 11 (20) | 31 (31) | 0.15 | |
No | 43 (80) | 68 (69) | |||
Have you been required to work extra at your healthcare institution due to the pandemic? | Yes | 42 (78) | 67 (68) | 0.19 | |
No | 12 (22) | 32 (32) | |||