The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Geographic Placement of Applicants to General Surgery Residency Programs.

Charles Crepy D'OrleansElizabeth M HechenbleiknerDominic J PapandriaKevin XiaoDipan PatelJahnavi K SrinivasanA Alfred ChahineBarbara J PettittEric M Knauer

Published in: Journal of surgical education (2024)

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing changes adopted to promote safety, significantly impacted medical student opportunities and the General Surgery residency application process. General Surgery match data over the last 5 years reveals a statistically significant increase in the percentage of applicants matching at in-home and in-state institutions after the pandemic.

Keyphrases

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coronavirus disease
medical students
electronic health record
healthcare
public health
big data
data analysis
machine learning