The Radiology Resident Experience at a Large Tertiary Care Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic

John Holten; Karthika Ramakrishnan; Abbas Charlie; Taylor Standiford; Hillel Maresky; Gary Cohen; Maruti Kumaran

doi:10.1177/2382120520963036

The Radiology Resident Experience at a Large Tertiary Care Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic

J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2020 Sep 29:7:2382120520963036. doi: 10.1177/2382120520963036. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.

Authors

John Holten¹, Karthika Ramakrishnan¹, Abbas Charlie¹, Taylor Standiford¹, Hillel Maresky¹, Gary Cohen¹, Maruti Kumaran¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in healthcare including pressure to provide efficient and timely patient care while maintaining a safe environment for physicians and staff. Radiology plays a vital role as part of a multidisciplinary team in the care of these patients. We address the experiences of our radiology residency at a large urban US academic institution with an underserved population in our fight against COVID-19. The unprecedented challenges faced during this pandemic has created monumental impacts on our training and allowed for development of skills and resources in order to better handle future situations.

Keywords: COVID-19; CT; radiology; radiology residency; virtual learning; workflow.