Case volume
Over the past 7 years, the case volume of surgical residents steadily increased. Surgical trainees who graduated during the coronavirus pandemic have equal or greater total operative experience compared to trainees who graduated prior to the pandemic 1).
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Beaulieu-Jones BR, de Geus SWL, Rasic G, Woods AP, Papageorge MV, Sachs TE. COVID-19 Did Not Stop the Rising Tide: Trends in Case Volume Logged by Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov 23:S1931-7204(22)00308-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.11.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36528544.