Medical education in the COVID-19 era: Impact on anesthesiology trainees

The feeling of loss of control over the situation and disruption of daily schedules and routine patient care has added a lot of emotional burden. [...]the possibility of accidental COVID-19 exposure without proper personal protective equipment, lack of uniform testing protocols, financial and job security during and after their training and possibility of starting independent practice during a pandemic have all added to the overall anxiety. Training programs have responded broadly to the stresses of COVID-19, and these actions should serve as guides for needed national standards and objectives that will guide the future of Anesthesiology training.Support SU is supported by a K08 grant (1K08 HL141995 01A1) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.Author contributions Anjum Anwar: This author helped with conception and writing; Christian Seger: This author helped with conception and writing.