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cord-337958-472xu87g	Zuberi, Maaz K.	SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? SURGICAL TRAINING IN THE TIME OF COVID19	2020-10-15		.txt	text/plain	2993	142	45	1, 2 In light of the expected decline in case volumes for the residents, the American Board of Surgery (ABS) has responded by changing its graduation requirements for the current academic year; it has reduced required annual work weeks to 44 from 48 and slashed required surgical cases by 10%. Even though there is a looming fear of contracting the disease, junior residents share a feeling of achievement in being able to support our medical colleagues during these tough times, and we believe that this crucial experience will not only help improve our ventilator management skills but also enable us to better understand the critically ill patient. Understandably, most ER and medical residencies have reduced their resident exposure by only having attendings manage COVID positive patients, however this structure is not always possible for general surgery programs.	./cache/cord-337958-472xu87g.txt	./txt/cord-337958-472xu87g.txt