Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/72819, first published .
Barriers to Wellness Among General Surgery Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Survey Responses

Barriers to Wellness Among General Surgery Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Survey Responses

Barriers to Wellness Among General Surgery Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Survey Responses

Idil Bilgen   1 * , MD ;   Matthew Castelo   2, 3 * , MD, PhD ;   Emma Reel   2 , MSW ;   May-Anh Nguyen   2 , MD ;   Brittany Greene   2 , MD ;   Justin Lu   4 , BHSc ;   Savtaj Brar   2 , MD ;   Tulin Cil   2, 5 * , MD

1 School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

2 Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

5 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Tulin Cil, MD
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • University Health Network
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