Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted the Italian healthcare system, underscoring a dramatic shortage of specialized doctors in many disciplines. The situation affected the activity of the residents in neurology, who were also offered the possibility of being formally hired before their training completion.

Aims

(1) To showcase examples of clinical and research activity of residents in neurology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and (2) to illustrate the point of view of Italian residents in neurology about the possibility of being hired before the completion of their residency program.

Results

Real-life reports from several areas in Lombardia—one of the Italian regions more affected by COVID-19—show that residents in neurology gave an outstanding demonstration of generosity, collaboration, reliability, and adaptation to the changing environment, while continuing their clinical training and research activities. A very small minority of the residents participated in the dedicated selections for being hired before completion of their training program. The large majority of them prioritized their training over the option of earlier employment.

Conclusions

Italian residents in neurology generously contributed to the healthcare management of the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, while remaining determined to pursue their training. Neurology is a rapidly evolving clinical field due to continuous diagnostic and therapeutic progress. Stakeholders need to listen to the strong message conveyed by our residents in neurology and endeavor to provide them with the most adequate training, to ensure high quality of care and excellence in research in the future.

中文翻译：

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意大利神经病学居民对 COVID-19 危机的贡献：令人钦佩的慷慨，但神经病学培训仍然是他们的首要任务

背景

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行严重影响了意大利的医疗保健系统，突显出许多学科的专业医生严重短缺。这种情况影响了神经内科住院医师的活动，他们也有可能在培训完成之前被正式聘用。

目标

(1) 展示在意大利 COVID-19 大流行期间神经病学住院医师的临床和研究活动示例，以及 (2) 说明意大利神经病学住院医师关于在完成住院医师资格之前被聘用的可能性的观点程序。

结果

来自伦巴第几个地区（意大利受 COVID-19 影响较大的地区之一）的真实报告显示，神经病学的居民在继续进行临床培训的同时，出色地展示了慷慨、协作、可靠性和对不断变化的环境的适应能力和研究活动。极少数居民在完成培训计划之前参加了专门的选拔工作。他们中的大多数人优先考虑他们的培训而不是早期就业的选择。

结论

意大利神经病学居民以多种方式为 COVID-19 大流行的医疗保健管理做出了慷慨贡献，同时仍决心继续接受培训。由于诊断和治疗的不断进步，神经病学是一个快速发展的临床领域。利益相关者需要倾听我们的神经病学住院医师传达的强烈信息，并努力为他们提供最充分的培训，以确保未来的高质量护理和卓越的研究。