• Cecilia I Hernández, Alfredo Eymann, Roberta I Ladenheim, María Isabel Duré, and García DieguezMarceloMCentro de Estudios en Educación de Profesionales de la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina..
• Centro de Investigación en Educación de Profesionales de la Salud, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: cineshernandez@gmail.com.
• Medicina (B Aires). 2022 Jan 1; 82 (1): 66-73.

AbstractCOVID-19 pandemic modified learning conditions in health professions' residences. The objective of the research was to explore Argentinian residents' perceptions regarding training conditions during the first year of pandemic. A descriptive, quali-quantitative study was developed through an online, anonymous questionnaire, with 42 items: 17 closed options and 25 Likert scale from 1 to 5; and 2 open questions. Sampling was intentional and non-probabilistic. The questionnaire was answered by 1595 residents, 74% were physicians, 47.1% belonged to clinical specialties and 21.8% worked on the front line of care. A 77.2% worked in the public sector and 89.4% in hospital practice, 42.1% assumed tasks not typical of their specialty. They agreed on the availability of personal protection and supplies (mean 3.8 ± 1.3), reduction of lectures (mean 3.5 ± 1.6), procedures (mean 3.8 ± 1.4) and rotations (mean 3.7 ± 1.2). They concurred on the need to extend training to recover learning (mean 3 ± 1.6). The decrease in practices was associated with surgical specialties (p = 0.0001) and not practicing in the front line of care (p = 0.007). They perceived as positive aspects the chance to strengthen bonds between residents and closeness with relatives, and negative aspects the effects on health due to stress and social distancing. In conclusion, the general conditions of training were affected. This leads to rethink the teaching and assessment curricular alternatives, as well as interventions related to the well-being of the residents.

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