Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0073aep834 | Late Breaking | ECE2021

Perception of the speciality of endocrinology and nutrition among students training for the medical internship examination

Lourdes García-Blasco , Pedro Pinés Corrales , Irene Bretón Lesmes , Hanzu Felicia , Javier Escalada San Martín

IntroductionThe choice of a specialty in medicine is a decision that is imposed on new graduates. The aim of our study was to assess the perception of the specialty of Endocrinology and Nutrition among a large sample of medical students in their final year of their degree or prior to taking their Medical Internship Examination in order to know if they would choose Endocrinology and Nutrition for their specialised training, as well as the most and least a...

ea0073aep837 | Late Breaking | ECE2021

How has the covid-19 pandemic affected training in endocrinology and nutrition

Zugasti Ana , María Ballesteros-Pomar , Breton Irene , Javier Escalada San Martín , Miguel Angel Rubio Herrera , Tejera Cristina , Pedro Pinés Corrales , Hanzu Felicia , Dios Elena

IntroductionThe pandemic has altered the day-to-day running of hospitals and most of the material and human resources have been made available for COVID-19 care. So have the residents in Endocrinology and Nutrition (MIR), who have been working on the front line, and this has led to alterations in their training programme. In addition, this unexpected and stressful work situation has had psychological consequences. The Spanish Society of Endocrinology and...