Medical Student Concerns Relating to Neurosurgery Education During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created significant obstacles within medical education. For medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery as a specialty, the educational policies surrounding COVID-19 have resulted in unique challenges. The present study used a nationwide survey to identify the concerns of medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Students who had previously registered for medical student neurosurgery training camps were sent an online Qualtrics survey requesting them to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their neurosurgical education. The Pearson χ² test and post hoc pairwise Fisher exact test were used for analysis of categorical variables, and the

SUBMITTER: Guadix SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7229732 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature