Cost of medical student virtual conference registration in ophthalmology and urology during the COVID-19 pandemic

By JOM Staff

05.13.22

We read with interest “Analyzing the Cost of Medical Student Virtual Conference Registration by Specialty During the COVID-19 Pandemic” [1] by Veyg and Gurevich, and commend them for their research analyzing the cost of medical student virtual conference registration by specialty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In their study, they found that “research intensive” specialties tend to have higher conference attendance fees, which may result in repulsing students with a lack of resources or funds from attending those conferences and establishing crucial networks with doctors within their respective fields [1].

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