Medical internship training during the COVID-19 pandemic A case of 'sacrificial pawns' or not?
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
; 14(1): 1-8, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Newly qualified medical practitioners in South Africa (SA) are part of the frontline health care workers who face Africa's most severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The experiences of interns during the pandemic reflect SA's preparedness to respond in a crisis and inform strategies that could be adopted to balance training and service in resource-challenged contexts.Aim:
To explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats posed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as reflected on by interns within the clinical training platforms in SA.Setting:
Public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.Methods:
An online questionnaire consisting of eight open-ended questions based on the SWOT framework related to personal and professional perspectives to clinical training during the COVID-19 pandemic was developed using SurveyMonkey. All data were collected remotely via social media platforms. Data were thematically analyzed.Results:
Forty-six interns reflected on personal and systemic challenges as the major threats and weaknesses in intern training during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extrapolating on strengths and opportunities, there were three overarching learnings interns reflected on. These related to being a medical professional, communities of practice and the development and enhancement of clinical and non-clinical competencies. Existing challenges in the environment exacerbated the threats posed by COVID-19 and innovative strategies related to improving support, feedback, broadening the intern curriculum and online training.Conclusion:
Although the clinical environment where interns learn and work is often stressful and overpowered by high service burdens, there are unique opportunities to enhance self-directed learning and graduate competencies, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Educação Médica Continuada
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COVID-19
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Internato e Residência
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article