Journal of Academic Ophthalmology (Jul 2023)

Impact of Gap Years Following Medical School Graduation on Resident Research Productivity in Ophthalmology

  • Hassaam S. Choudhry,
  • Aman M. Patel,
  • Priya Tailor,
  • Siddhant Kumarapuram,
  • Riya H. Patel,
  • Sri Guttikonda,
  • Rithika Sriram,
  • Ramya Swamy,
  • Salman Yousuf,
  • Mona A. Kaleem

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1774400
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 02
pp. e178 – e183

Abstract

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Background Gap years following medical school graduation have become more common, but research into their tangible career benefit is lacking. Examining the impact of gap years on resident scholarly productivity in ophthalmology may provide insight generalizable to all specialties.

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