Impact of COVID-19 on operative experience of junior surgical trainees

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for the fields of public health, general practice, and hospital-based medicine 1 . The postponement of elective surgical procedures 2,3 may also have a significant effect on experience among surgical trainees. This study examined the impact on the operative experience of junior trainees (core training year 1 and 2) across the single Irish surgical training programme (Republic of Ireland).