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Tarek Elliott-Diab1, Monica Coughlan1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California - San Francisco (UCSF), 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Introduction:
Climate change is a global crisis. One strategy to reduce climate change is to reduce carbon footprint. In medicine, this can be done using various methods, including virtual interviews in addition or instead of in-person.
Materials And Methods:
We used data from the U.S. National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and terrapass™, an online calculator, to measure the carbon footprints of residency interviews for Orthopædic Surgery.
Results:
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Carbon footprint provides support for the addition of a virtual format to the medical training process. The virtual interview may serve as a substitute or a compliment to the traditional in-person format, which has a significantly greater carbon footprint. This approach will reduce significantly the environmental impact of the residency interviews, a recognition and thought process that will align medical postgraduate education with a growing wave of organizations and industries worldwide.
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