Ankita R Shah, Rahul M Jindal, Malavika A Subramanyam
Effectiveness of Health Promotion Curriculum in Enhancing Non-communicable Diseases Health Literacy in Indian Youth
Cureus
study aims quantify areas concern medical students relation residency application setting covid19 pandemic identify risk factors cause concern specific areas concern population wellestablished high rates anxiety baseline covid19 pandemic introduced sweeping changes medical education wideranging effects medical students applications medical residencies august 2020 utilized crosssectional study quantify students areas concern related residency application related covid19 pandemic asked participants rate levels concern 15 different aspects related medical residency applications perceived impact covid19 survey distributed 984 osteopathic medical students 255 complete responses three areas greatest impact shadowing opportunities 415 volunteer opportunities 409 conferencing opportunities 409 salient demographic variables year school sex locale females reported higher levels concern across categories study compared males statistical significance across categories p005 range d016 043 except letters recommendation subinternships areas concern identified study consistent prior studies may implicate pressures female medical students may feel compared male counterparts underlying causes may subject future research