A Retrospective Cohort Study of Differential Attainment, COVID-19 and Chaos

Health Education and Improvement Wales303 enrolled

Overview

A retrospective cohort study of Differential Attainment, COVID and Chaos: taking the difference out of a terrible trinity

Background: This study aimed to evaluate Core Surgical Training (CST) Differential Attainment (DA) related to COVID-19 and gender in three ethnic cohorts: White UK (WUKG), Black \& Minority Ethnic UK (BMEUKG), and International Medical Graduates (IMG). The hypothesis was that COVID-19 adversely influenced CST outcome. Methods: Anonymised 234 CST and 37 IST records (152 WUKG, 81 BMEUKG, 38 IMG) in a UK Statutory Education Body (SEB) were examined. Primary effect measures were: Annual Review of Competency Progression Outcome (ARCPO), MRCS pass, and National Training Number (NTN) appointment.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

303

Conditions

Surgery COVID-19

Interventions

Differential attainmentOTHER

Differential attainment related to covid, ethnicity and international graduate status

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * CST Exclusion Criteria: * Not completed training

Locations (1)

HEIW School of Surgery

Nantgarw, Caerdydd, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Successful outcome in Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons examination

Time frame: 2014-2022

Succesful Annual Review of Competence Progression Outcome

Time frame: 2014-2022

National Training Number Appointment

Time frame: 2014-2022

Secondary Outcomes

Operative Logbook Volume

Time frame: 2014-2022

Attrition rate

Time frame: 2014-2022

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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