POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENTS DURING COVID 19 CRISIS –A QUESTIONNARE BASED STUDY

Abstract

Background: The COVID 19 pandemic has caused a great impact on the entire medical fraternity and moresoonanaesthesiology.Therehasbeenamajorinterruptioninpostgraduatelearning,teachingandresearch .Thisstudywasaimedtondingthecauseoftheseinterruptions,theirconsequencesandndingwaystoadapttothese changes . Objective: To nd the causes ,effects and possible interventions on teaching ,learning and quality of work environment amongst anaesthesiologists during the pandemic. Methodology:Thisstudywasconductedon65AnaesthesiologypostgraduatestudentsacrossSouthIndiaundergoingtraining. Results: We observed that in our survey , completion of thesis, stressful workload, disrupted OT rotations and absence of quarantine period supplemented to stress during learning period. Possibility of extension of course, infecting family and friends were the other concerns that were looked upon. This led to signicant disarrangement in the pre existing pattern of postgraduate training and teaching. For certain postgraduates this period was advantageous in the form of more lectures and research related to the pandemic. Conclusion: We concluded that, even though there has been a signicant change in postgraduate teaching due to the untimely pandemic period, reorganization and well being programs provide a good solution for the existing problems.