Effect of COVID-19 on Surgical Training Across the United States: A National Survey of General Surgery Residents

COVID-19 emerged as a global pandemic in 2020 and has affected millions of lives. Surgical training has also been significantly affected by this pandemic, but the exact effect remains unknown. We sought to perform a national survey of general surgery residents in the United States to assess the effect of COVID-19 on surgical resident training, education, and burnout. An anonymous online survey was created and distributed to general surgery...