Gauging the effects of COVID-related changes to the medical student surgical clerkship experience: a mixed-methods study

Robert D. Sinyard1, Taylor M. Coe1, M. J. R. Healy1, Kristen Jogerst1, Roi Anteby1, Joy Moses1, Isra Hamdi1, Denise W. Gee1, Roy Phitayakorn1, Noelle Saillant1
1Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

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