This perspective piece describes changes in medical education and challenges in specialty discernment faced by medical students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this narrative explains ways a father-daughter relationship before as well as during the global pandemic influenced a medical student's decision to pursue a career in general surgery.
Keywords: COVID-19; medical education.
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