Original Research

Impact of Covid-19 on Training of House Officers and Post-Graduate Residents During 3rd & 4th Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Ali Asad Khan1
King Edward Medical University
Anam Ali2
University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore
Sohail Bashir Sulehria1
King Edward Medical University
Muhammad Kamran Yousaf1
King Edward Medical University
Sadiq Qayyum3
Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital, Lahore
Sajid AbaidUllah1
King Edward Medical University

✉ Correspondence: Ali Asad Khan Email: asad.kemcolian@yahoo.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v3i1.2208
Volume: 3, Issue 1 Pages: 41–44 Published: 15 Mar 2022
Received: 07 Nov 2021 Accepted: 13 Jan 2022 Published Online: 15 Mar 2022

Abstract

Objective

To study the impact of covid-19 on training of house officers and post-graduate residents during 3rd & 4th
wave of covid-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 82 participants. Participants included post-graduate
residents and house officers working in tertiary care hospitals during the 3rd and 4th wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The
participants were interviewed through a preset questionnaire and the responses were recorded for all the categories. The
data was analysed using SPSS version 22.

Results

Out of 82 participants, 34.1% of the house officers (n = 50) and post-graduate residents (n = 32) reported one face
to face class per week with lack of online classes by 76.8% of the doctors. Majority of the doctors (63.4%) recorded loss of
regular face to face training and (67.1%) decrease in teaching sessions in addition to a predominant shift (79.3%) towards
self-directed learning than supervised. Majority of the doctors in this study reported disruption to rotas (73.2%), increased
number of on-call duties (62.2%) and increasingly busy shifts (63.4%).

Conclusion

The training programs have been impacted by the on-going Covid-19 pandemic due to a lack of traditional
training and teaching methods in effect. This however, has been replaced by virtual training modules using social media
platforms bringing more emphasis on self-learning. There is a need of integration of traditional and virtual learning
methods to combat the forced circumstances during Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic Post-graduate residents House officers Residency training

How to Cite This Article

Khan AA, Ali A, Sulehria SB, Yousaf MK, Qayyum S, AbaidUllah S. Impact of Covid-19 on Training of House Officers and Post-Graduate Residents During 3rd & 4th Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2022;3(1):41–44. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v3i1.2208

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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Funding

No specific funding was received for this research.

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