The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Current Teaching Methods, Training, and Perception Among Romanian Surgery-Oriented Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Ionut Dudau   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Dumitru Sutoi   ^{2, 3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Bogdan Chiu   ^{4 *} , MR ;   Raluca Radbea   ^{1, 5 *} , MD ;   George Marin   ^{4 *} , MR ;   Anda Nicoleta Ciontos   ^{4 *} , MRS ;   Vlad Mulcutan-Chis   ^{4 *} , MR ;   Daian Ionel Popa   ^{1, 3, 4 *} , MD ;   Maria Sutoi   ^{6 *} , MD ;   Andrei Catalin Zavragiu   ^{1, 5 *} , MD ;   Ovidiu Alexandru Mederle   ^{2, 3, 4 *} , Dr Med, MD, PhD ;   Bogdan Nicolae Deleanu   ^{4 *} , Dr Med, MD, PhD

¹ Doctoral School, Faculty of General Medicine, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

² Department of Surgery, Emergency Discipline, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

³ Emergency Municipal Clinical Hospital, Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

⁴ Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

⁵ Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Timișoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

⁶ Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă "Pius Brînzeu" Timişoara, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

*all authors contributed equally