Medical student concerns relating to neurosurgery education during COVID-19.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created significant obstacles within medical education. For medical students interested in pursuing neurosurgery as a specialty, educational policies surrounding COVID-19 present unique challenges. This study utilizes a nationwide survey to identify concerns held by students interested in pursuing neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

​Methods: Students who previously registered for the 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 Chi-Square test and post-hoc pairwise Fisher's exact test were used for analysis of categorical variables and the two-tailed paired Student's t-test was utilized for continuous variables. 

​Investigators
Susan C. Pannullo, MD; Jeffrey P. Greenfield, MD, PhD; Graham Winston, MD; Sergio Guadix; John K. Chae

Project Start: April 15, 2020
Project End: May 1, 2020

Associated Institutions
Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery
Brain and Spine Group, Inc.

Project Funding: Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery

Final Report
Accepted: Sergio Guadix, B.A.; Graham M Winston, MD; John K Chae, BA; Arsalan Haghdel, MPH; Justin Chen, BA; Iyan Younus, MD; Ryan E Radwanski, MD; Jeffrey P Greenfield, MD, PhD; Susan C Pannullo, MD. Medical student concerns relating to neurosurgery education during COVID-19. World Neurosurgery. 2020.