Impact of COVID-19 on Dermatology Residency

Sara Samimi; Juliana Choi; Ilana S Rosman; Misha Rosenbach

doi:10.1016/j.det.2021.05.002

Impact of COVID-19 on Dermatology Residency

Dermatol Clin. 2021 Oct;39(4):609-618. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Authors

Sara Samimi¹, Juliana Choi², Ilana S Rosman³, Misha Rosenbach²

Affiliations

¹ University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: Sara.samimi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
² University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Washington University, 660 South Euclid Avenue, CB 8118, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Abstract

COVID-19 has created challenges across medicine, including in medical education, with deeply rooted impacts in the dermatology residency experience. Its effects are both acute and chronic, including: shifts to virtual education and conferences, skewed clinical experiences, negatively impacted wellness, and uncertainty in the future. As educators and mentors, it is important to recognize and address these issues so that we may remain transparent, adaptable, and engaged as we continue to build a better tomorrow for our resident trainees.

Keywords: COVID-19; Clinical experiences; Education; Residency; Safety; Wellness.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Dermatology / education*
Fellowships and Scholarships / trends*
Humans
Internship and Residency / trends*
Patient Care Management / trends*
Skin Diseases / therapy*
Social Perception