The void: COVID-19 restrictions and junior doctor education opportunities

Abstract

Background: In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the modes of hospital service delivery, education, training, and the context surrounding them has undergone enormous change and disruptions. Objective: This study aimed to understand the ‘lived-experience’ of junior doctors in relation to their education, training, and professional development during the pandemic. Methods: A qualitative study based on thematic and cohort narrative analysis. 20 junior doctors who trained at an Australian tertiary paediatric hospital during the time of COVID-19 restrictions were interviewed. Based on a phenomenological approach, the interviews examined junior doctors’ experiences in relation to medical educa..