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A national survey investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core and higher breast radiology training in the UK

Carpenter, Sarah, Graham, Yitka, Kulkarni, Trupti, Lyburn, Iain, Vinnicombe, Sarah, Sharma, Sheetal, Sharma, Nisha and Lowes, Simon (2022) A national survey investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core and higher breast radiology training in the UK. Clinical Radiology. ISSN 1365-229X (In Press)

Item Type: Article

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core and higher breast radiology training in the UK from the perspective of trainees and new consultants.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey comprising 24 questions was distributed to UK radiology trainees via the regional Junior Radiologists Forum representatives under the auspices of the British Society of Breast Radiology (BSBR).
RESULTS: 69 eligible responses were received representing all UK training regions. 55 % of respondents completing either a core or higher breast rotation felt that the pandemic had a negative effect on their breast training. There was an overall reduction in exposure to the key breast imaging modalities when rotations took place during the pandemic. Completing a core breast rotation during the pandemic was less likely to attract trainees to higher breast training. 3 of 4 breast radiology consultants in their first year post-CCT felt the pandemic reduced their preparedness for becoming consultants. Positive outcomes included the increased use of online educational resources and remote multidisciplinary meetings.

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Depositing User: Yitka Graham

Identifiers

Item ID: 14934
ISSN: 1365-229X
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/14934
Official URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/clinical-radiolog...

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ORCID for Yitka Graham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1461

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Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2022 09:26
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2022 09:26

Contributors

Author: Yitka Graham ORCID iD
Author: Sarah Carpenter
Author: Trupti Kulkarni
Author: Iain Lyburn
Author: Sarah Vinnicombe
Author: Sheetal Sharma
Author: Nisha Sharma
Author: Simon Lowes

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Subjects

Sciences > Nursing

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