Publications by authors named "Carson R Ward"
Introduction: COVID-19 disrupted access to critical healthcare and resources for many, especially affecting patients at safety-net hospitals who rely on regular care for multiple complex conditions. Students realized they could support patients from the sidelines by helping navigate abrupt healthcare changes and proactively addressing needs at home.
Aim: To comprehensively identify and meet the clinical and social needs of Atlanta, Georgia's patients at highest risk, left without their usual access to healthcare, through proactive telephonic outreach.
Objective: To determine if longitudinal, excellent clinical performance reflected in subjective evaluations during a surgery clerkship would be associated with a greater likelihood of National Board of Medical Examiners Surgery Shelf Exam ("shelf exam") success.
Design: We retrospectively reviewed medical students' surgical clerkship performance from 2014 to 2019. Clinical evaluations for each rotation were abstracted and students were stratified by performance: excellent performers and non-excellent performers.