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Covid-19'S Impact On Medical Students' Wellbeing And Residency Choices, Jessy Feng, Sabrina Orta, Lori Berry
Covid-19'S Impact On Medical Students' Wellbeing And Residency Choices, Jessy Feng, Sabrina Orta, Lori Berry
Research Symposium
Background: COVID-19 has impacted medical education in many ways including altering in-person rotations, limiting research opportunities, and introducing additional financial strain for medical students. With these unprecedented changes, we were interested in examining the impact of COVID-19 on medical students’ well-being and choices surrounding their upcoming resident medical education.
Methods: An online questionnaire was written and distributed via Qualtrics to 4th year medical students across Texas from May to December 2020. The inclusion criteria were MD or DO U.S. medical students planning to apply to residency in the 2020-2021 cycle.
Results: A majority of participants (78.05%) identified as a minority …