A Letter to Editor: How Does Covid-19 Change Neurological Surgery Residency Training in Shahid Beheshti Medical University Hospitals?
During this period since last, year Covid-19 has made too many changes in our lives. Medical students and especially surgical residents are not exceptions. The pandemic affectedneurosurgery training curriculum in many aspects such as clinical education, surgical and hands-on experiences which is the most important item in surgical training, research activities and clinical trials, volunteer works to improve CVs. It caused the suspension of clinical rotations and even elimination of away rotations. Pandemic also altered the medical accreditation process, grading system, and licensing exams. It had impacts on residents’ work hours and bring about Covid-19 medical care, i.e. ER triage and ICU shifts… Attending physicians in teaching hospitals must prioritize resident education and patient care. In this regard, elective surgeries are almost canceled or postponed and surgeries are limited mostly to trauma cases and end-stage tumors which jeopardize patients’life.
Citation: Zandpazandi S, Shahmohamadi M. “A Letter to Editor: How Does Covid-19 Change Neurological Surgery Residency Training in Shahid Beheshti Medical University Hospitals?”. SVOA Neurology 2:6 (2021) Pages 200-201.
