The University of Pennsylvania Flap Course Enters Virtual Reality: The Global Impact.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate participants from the in-person Penn Flap Course (PFC) and virtual PFC to determine if the virtual PFC increased diversity in culture, sex, education, and surgical specialties internationally and within the United States. Our hypothesis is that the virtual PFC increases diversity internationally and within the United States.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive comparison was performed between participants from the in-person PFC from the years 2017 to 2019 and virtual PFC in 2020.