TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging Education
AU - Chalfant, James S.
AU - Pittman, Sarah M.
AU - Kothari, Pranay D.
AU - Chong, Alice
AU - Grimm, Lars J.
AU - Sohlich, Rita E.
AU - Leung, Jessica W.T.
AU - Downey, John R.
AU - Cohen, Ethan O.
AU - Ojeda-Fournier, Haydee
AU - Hoyt, Anne C.
AU - Joe, Bonnie N.
AU - Feig, Stephen A.
AU - Trinh, Long
AU - Rosen, Eric L.
AU - Aminololama-Shakeri, Shadi
AU - Ikeda, Debra M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/5/1
Y1 - 2021/5/1
N2 - Objective: To determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast imaging education. Methods: A 22-item survey addressing four themes during the early pandemic (time on service, structured education, clinical training, future plans) was emailed to Society of Breast Imaging members and members-in-Training in July 2020. Responses were compared using McNemar's and Mann-Whitney U tests; a general linear model was used for multivariate analysis. Results: Of 136 responses (136/2824, 4.8%), 96 U.S. responses from radiologists with trainees, residents, and fellows were included. Clinical exposure declined during the early pandemic, with almost no medical students on service (66/67, 99%) and fewer clinical days for residents (78/89, 88%) and fellows (48/68, 71%). Conferences shifted to remote live format (57/78, 73%), with some canceled (15/78, 19%). Compared to pre-pandemic, resident diagnostic (75/78, 96% vs 26/78, 33%) (P < 0.001) and procedural (73/78, 94% vs 21/78, 27%) (P < 0.001) participation fell, as did fellow diagnostic (60/61, 98% vs 47/61, 77%) (P = 0.001) and procedural (60/61, 98% vs 43/61, 70%) (P < 0.001) participation. Most thought that the pandemic negatively influenced resident and fellow screening (64/77, 83% and 43/60, 72%, respectively), diagnostic (66/77, 86% and 37/60, 62%), and procedural (71/77, 92% and 37/61, 61%) education. However, a majority thought that decreased time on service (36/67, 54%) and patient contact (46/79, 58%) would not change residents' pursuit of a breast imaging fellowship. Conclusion: The pandemic has had a largely negative impact on breast imaging education, with reduction in exposure to all aspects of breast imaging. However, this may not affect career decisions.
AB - Objective: To determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast imaging education. Methods: A 22-item survey addressing four themes during the early pandemic (time on service, structured education, clinical training, future plans) was emailed to Society of Breast Imaging members and members-in-Training in July 2020. Responses were compared using McNemar's and Mann-Whitney U tests; a general linear model was used for multivariate analysis. Results: Of 136 responses (136/2824, 4.8%), 96 U.S. responses from radiologists with trainees, residents, and fellows were included. Clinical exposure declined during the early pandemic, with almost no medical students on service (66/67, 99%) and fewer clinical days for residents (78/89, 88%) and fellows (48/68, 71%). Conferences shifted to remote live format (57/78, 73%), with some canceled (15/78, 19%). Compared to pre-pandemic, resident diagnostic (75/78, 96% vs 26/78, 33%) (P < 0.001) and procedural (73/78, 94% vs 21/78, 27%) (P < 0.001) participation fell, as did fellow diagnostic (60/61, 98% vs 47/61, 77%) (P = 0.001) and procedural (60/61, 98% vs 43/61, 70%) (P < 0.001) participation. Most thought that the pandemic negatively influenced resident and fellow screening (64/77, 83% and 43/60, 72%, respectively), diagnostic (66/77, 86% and 37/60, 62%), and procedural (71/77, 92% and 37/61, 61%) education. However, a majority thought that decreased time on service (36/67, 54%) and patient contact (46/79, 58%) would not change residents' pursuit of a breast imaging fellowship. Conclusion: The pandemic has had a largely negative impact on breast imaging education, with reduction in exposure to all aspects of breast imaging. However, this may not affect career decisions.
KW - COVID-19
KW - breast imaging
KW - education
KW - mammography
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U2 - 10.1093/jbi/wbab021
DO - 10.1093/jbi/wbab021
M3 - Article
C2 - 34056594
AN - SCOPUS:85107636416
SN - 2631-6110
VL - 3
SP - 354
EP - 362
JO - Journal of Breast Imaging
JF - Journal of Breast Imaging
IS - 3
ER -