Investigation of study, career development and mental status of anesthesia postgraduate during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective To investigate the training, career development and mental status of anesthesia postgraduates during the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was distributed through WeChat platform to anesthesia postgraduates in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. The data were recorded automatically. Results A total of 222 anesthesia postgraduates participated in the survey. Among them, 52.7% of the students were contented with outcomes of online learning, 37.84% of the students considered their graduation were negatively affected by the pandemic, 76.92% of the students thought they were more used to interview in real life than online interview, and 54.95% of the students had psychological counseling service provided by school experts during the pandemic. Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical school endeavored to guarantee the study, career development and mental health of postgraduates.