The mitigated carbon emissions of transitioning to virtual medical school and residency interviews: A survey‐based study.
Purpose: Prior to COVID, thousands of medical school and residency applicants traversed their countries for in‐person interviews each year. However, data on the greenhouse gas emissions from in‐person interviews is limited. This study estimated greenhouse gas emissions associated with in‐person medi...
| Publicado en: | Medical Education Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 216 - 225 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2024
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