The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on clinical activity of all hospitals, including the ones involved in training of residents. In addition, neurology residents underwent substantial modifications of their training program. Aim of our investigation was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the educational activities of Italian neurology residents through an online questionnaire delivered to neurology residents. The results obtained showed that almost 30% of the respondents were redistributed to COVID-19 units. Neurology departments underwent substantial modifications of their organization influencing clinical educational activities; lessons and seminars were rescheduled online and research protocols were stopped and transferred to remote working, when feasible. There was a relevant use of telemedicine approach even if most of the respondents had never been trained before. Some of the changes had a North-South gradient, following the epidemiology of the pandemic. The data obtained from our survey highlight those points to address to be prepared for possible future emergencies.

持续的 COVID-19 大流行对所有医院的临床活动产生了巨大影响，包括那些参与住院医师培训的医院。此外，神经内科住院医师对其培训计划进行了重大修改。我们调查的目的是通过发送给神经内科住院医师的在线问卷来评估 COVID-19 大流行对意大利神经内科住院医师教育活动的影响。获得的结果表明，近 30% 的受访者被重新分配到 COVID-19 单位。神经内科对其组织结构进行了重大修改，影响了临床教育活动；课程和研讨会被重新安排在网上，研究方案被停止并在可行的情况下转移到远程工作。即使大多数受访者以前从未接受过培训，远程医疗方法也有相关使用。随着大流行的流行病学，一些变化具有南北梯度。从我们的调查中获得的数据突出了这些要点，以便为未来可能的紧急情况做好准备。