COVID-19 in Singapore: Graduate Medical Education in The Face of a Global Pandemic

• DOI: 10.15694/mep.2020.000189.1
• Publication Date: 2020-09-10T12:46:28Z
• Authors: Xiaoqi Yong; Chia Wee Chew; Chee Yang Chin; Caroline Yu Ming Ong; Hak Koon Tan; Jill Cheng Sim Lee
• Keywords: Pandemic; Global Health

<ns4:p>This article was migrated. The not marked as recommended. 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads outside China rapidly and became a global pandemic. Recognising its severity with experiences from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) outbreak in 2003, Singapore government promptly decisively implemented measures to contain disease. Many of them have direct effects on our healthcare workers (HCW), graduate medical education, which is modelled after US residency training system, has invariably been impacted large degree. Strategies aimed at minimising unnecessary contact between HCW, directives step up human resources institutions prepare cope called for modifications residents' routine. Residents are affected by curtailment leave reallocation manpower meet demands various frontlines significant physical emotional stress anxiety even pessimism situation unfolds unpredictability. Nevertheless, pandemic also presents rare opportunity residents learn about an international interdisciplinary context, develop qualities like resilience, adaptability solidarity face crisis.</ns4:p>