Postgraduate Medical Training and COVID-19 Pandemic: Should We Stop, Freeze, or Continue?

Authors

Ali H. Algiraigri, Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

While many countries in the world are going through a state of lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), such a state may affect postgraduate medical training (PGMT) adversely in different aspects. These include a decreased number of clinical cases related to the specialty, staff shortage, cancelation of educational conferences, and difficulties conducting formal in-training and licensing examinations. Trainees, program directors, licensing bodies, and other stakeholders are in a difficult situation regarding what to do next. Such a situation raises several critical questions related to the training that we tried to address here. © 2020 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Algiraigri, Ali H. (2020) "Postgraduate Medical Training and COVID-19 Pandemic: Should We Stop, Freeze, or Continue?," Health Professions Education: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, Article 6.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpe.2020.04.002
Available at: https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol6/iss2/6