Head and Neck Surgery Fellow Training Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Survey data from accredited program directors and trainees assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on head and neck surgical education. The dataset includes operative log comparisons between 2018-2019 graduates and current fellows, and survey results on employment and readiness. It was authored by Babak Givi of NYU Langone Health and shared via paperswithcode.

Use Cases

• Assessing the impact of reduced operative volume on certification readiness based on survey results.
• Analyzing fellow preparedness for specific surgical procedures like ablative and microvascular surgery.
• Evaluating the effect of the pandemic on post-fellowship employment outcomes.
• Comparing training outcomes across different academic years using operative log data.

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative results: 82% of fellows reached required major surgical operations.
• Provides survey percentages from multiple stakeholders: 86% of program directors deemed fellows ready.
• Compares current fellow data with a historical cohort from 2018-2019.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NYU Langone Health

Collection Method

Surveys sent to program directors and trainees, plus analysis of operative logs.

Time Range

Covers the COVID-19 pandemic period, with comparison to 2018-2019.