abstract：BACKGROUND:Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) were introduced formally in the UK in 2007. The aim of the study was to describe the use of WBAs by UK surgical trainees and examine variations by training region, specialty, and level of training. METHODS:The database of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme w...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Shalhoub J,Santos C,Bussey M,Eardley I,Allum W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study sought to investigate the potential of a subinternship apprentice role as a structured experiential learning opportunity by enabling final-year medical students to learn through action rather than observation. METHODS:A convenience sample of 65 final-year medical students was allocated to "intern...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Morris MC,Hennessy M,Conlon KC,Ridgway PF

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the ability of junior doctors (JDs) in identifying the correct anatomical site for intercostal chest drain insertion and whether prior Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training influences this. DESIGN:We performed a prospective, observational study using a structured survey and asked a group of ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Kong VY,Oosthuizen GV,Sartorius B,Keene CM,Clarke DL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In an effort to move training programs toward competency-based education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) introduced the Next Accreditation System (NAS), which organizes specific milestones regarding resident skills, knowledge, and abilities along a continuum. In order to fos...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Gardner AK,Scott DJ,Choti MA,Mansour JC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As medical student interest in global surgical care grows, a comprehensive curriculum is necessary to understand surgical care in resource-limited environments. METHODS:We developed a surgical elective encompassing a multiyear medical student curriculum, with the goal of improving students' understanding of...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Moren A,Cook M,McClain M,Doberne J,Kiraly L,Perkins RS,Kwong K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Wrong-site surgery (WSS) is considered a sentinel event by the Joint Commission. The education of spine surgery fellows on WSS is unknown. Our objective was to evaluate North American spine surgery fellows' education, awareness, and experience with WSS. DESIGN:Observational survey study. SETTING:Spine surge...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Mesfin A,Canham C,Okafor L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Surgery established the Global Surgery Initiative (GSI) in 2013 to transform volunteer and mission-based global surgery efforts into an educational experience in surgical systems strengthening. The objective of this newly conceived mission is not only to ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Chao TE,Riesel JN,Anderson GA,Mullen JT,Doyle J,Briggs SM,Lillemoe KD,Goldstein C,Kitya D,Cusack JC Jr

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improved access to surgical care could prevent a significant burden of disease and disability-adjusted life years, and workforce shortages are the biggest obstacle to surgical care. To address this shortage, a 5-year surgical residency program was established at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in July 2009. As...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Kendig C,Tyson A,Young S,Mabedi C,Cairns B,Charles A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Robotic surgery is a rapidly growing area in surgery. In an era of emphasis on cost reduction, the question becomes how do you train residents in robotic surgery? The aim of this study was to determine if there was a difference in operative time and complications when comparing general surgery residents le...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Honaker MD,Paton BL,Stefanidis D,Schiffern LM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether scholarly impact of academic ophthalmologists, as measured using the h-index, is affected by fellowship training status and to further characterize differences in productivity among the various subspecialties and by departmental rank. DESIGN:A descriptive and correlational design was used....

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Huang G,Fang CH,Lopez SA,Bhagat N,Langer PD,Eloy JA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The new open-access journal business model is changing the publication landscape and residents and junior faculty should be aware of these changes. DESIGN:A national survey of surgery program directors and residents was performed. RESULTS:Open-access journals have been growing over the past decade, and man...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Tzarnas S,Tzarnas CD

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) for use in profiling the aggregated resident operative experience by postgraduate training year and to demonstrate the extent to which a surgical registry could be used to examine resident exposure to adverse...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Hoffman RL,Bartlett EK,Medbery RL,Sakran JV,Morris JB,Kelz RR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if the levels of evidence for primary journal articles used as references for musculoskeletal trauma questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) have increased over a 15-year period. DESIGN:Basic science article. SETTING:Geisinger Medical Center (Da...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Grandizio LC,Huston JC,Shim SS,Parenti JM,Graham J,Klena JC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of the ability to estimate patient mortality preoperatively in surgical trainees has not been well studied. DESIGN:Prospective comparative study in which the expected perioperative mortality risk and the maximum tolerable mortality at which operation would still be offered were estimated by t...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Pomposelli T,Hart J,Elliott B,Robison J,Brothers T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), operating through 1 incision presents ergonomic challenges. No consensus exists on whether articulating instruments (ARTs) may help. This study evaluated their effect on simulated SILS, hypothesizing that they would affect performance and workload. DESIGN:Surge...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Corker HP,Singh P,Sodergren MH,Balaji S,Kwasnicki RM,Darzi AW,Paraskeva P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In efforts to maintain standards required to evaluate the high-stakes assessment, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) requires all new proctors to complete the train-the-proctor workshop. As the pool of FLS proctors expands, new methods to s...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Rooney DM,Brissman IC,Finks JF,Gauger PG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying personality factors that account for individual differences in surgical training and performance has practical implications for surgical education. Movement-specific reinvestment is a potentially relevant personality factor that has a moderating effect on laparoscopic performance under time press...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Malhotra N,Poolton JM,Wilson MR,Fan JK,Masters RS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the University of Texas, Southwestern (UTSW) open skills curriculum (Goova et al.(13)) could be successfully implemented in the University of Minnesota (UMN) multisite training program. We posed 4 questions: (1) Is the curriculum feasible? (2) Did residents' s...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Brunsvold ME,Schmitz CC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical graduates are required to be competent in many domains of professional practice when joining the health care workforce. Current undergraduate examination methods robustly assess up to 5 of these 8 required skills. This study sought to evaluate an alternative certification examination ("ACE") in asses...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Morris MC,Gillis AE,Smoothey CO,Hennessy M,Conlon KC,Ridgway PF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simulation and surgical training has moved on since its inception during the end of the last century. The trainees are getting more exposed to computers and laboratory training in different subspecialties. More needs to be done in orthopedic simulation in spinal surgery. AIMS:To develop a training system fo...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Rambani R,Ward J,Viant W

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination (ABSCE) is an oral examination designed to evaluate a resident׳s ability to apply their cognitive knowledge to manage a broad range of clinical problems. In this study, we analyze our 5-year experience with a Philadelphia-wide mock oral examination (PMOE)....

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Greenawald L,Shaikh M,Borab Z,Qvavadze T,Panait L,Castellanos A,Joshi A,Pezzi C,Lind DS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oral and poster presentations at major meetings serve to rapidly present and share study results with the scientific community. On the other hand, full-text publication of abstracts in peer-reviewed journals provides dissemination of knowledge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the publication rate...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Durinka JB,Chang PN,Ortiz J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been previously demonstrated that medical students do not achieve an adequate musculoskeletal knowledge base on graduation from American medical schools. Several curriculums have been developed to address this measured deficit. Students entering orthopedic surgery residencies have a better musculosk...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Schiff A,Salazar D,Vetter C,Andre J,Pinzur M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether implementing the formal Surgical Research Methodology (SRM) Program in the surgical residency curriculum improved research productivity compared with the preceding informal Research Seminar Series (RSS). METHODS:The SRM Program replaced the RSS in July 2009. In the SRM Program, the curric...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Farrokhyar F,Amin N,Dath D,Bhandari M,Kelly S,Kolkin AM,Gill-Pottruff C,Skot M,Reid S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the decay of information with multiple sequential patient handoff reports given by third-year medical students who have not had standardized patient handoff training. METHODS:We examine the information decay of quantitative parameters included in 2 different simulated...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Jensen AM,Sanders C,Doty J,Higbee D,Rawlings AL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to develop a surgical skills program for first-year surgical residents by integrating the Canadian Medical Education Direction for Specialists (CanMEDS) roles. METHODS:A 9-week course combining basic surgical skills and CanMEDS roles was developed and provided to 24 residents f...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Ponton-Carss AC,Donnon T,Kortbeek JB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Residents seek postresidency fellowship training to increase competency with novel surgical techniques and augment their fund of knowledge. Research productivity is a vital component of advancement in academic urology. Our objectives were to use the h-index (an objective and readily available bibliometric that ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Kasabwala K,Morton CM,Svider PF,Nahass TA,Eloy JA,Jackson-Rosario I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is an extremely small proportion of female medical students choosing to specialize in orthopedic surgery. The aim of the study was to assess medical students' and interns' interests and perceptions of orthopedic surgery and explore why women are not interested in orthopedic surgery. SETTING:Questionnai...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Schroeder JE,Zisk-Rony RY,Liebergall M,Tandeter H,Kaplan L,Weiss YG,Weissman C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medical students have typically received relatively modest training in approaches for engaging the concerns of patients and families facing life-threatening situations and terminal illnesses. We propose that medical students would perceive benefits to their communication skills, understanding of the role o...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Perechocky A,DeLisser H,Ciampa R,Browning J,Shea JA,Corcoran AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case study is described in which collaborations between a Department of Surgery, a Department of Information Technology, and an academic health sciences library resulted in the development of an electronic surgical library available at the bedside, the deployment of tablet devices for surgery residents, and implemen...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Tomasko JM,Adams NE,Garritano FG,Santos MC,Dillon PW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study attempts to assess the association between surgeon personality factors (measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory (MBTI(®))) and risk tolerance (measured by the Revised Physicians' Reactions to Uncertainty (PRU) and Physician Risk Attitude (PRA) scales). DESIGN:Instrument a...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Contessa J,Suarez L,Kyriakides T,Nadzam G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether faculty could successfully evaluate residents using a competency-based modified Milestones global evaluation tool. DESIGN:A program's leadership team modified a draft Surgery Milestones Working Group summative global assessment instrument into a modified Milestones tool (MMT) for local ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Borman KR,Augustine R,Leibrandt T,Pezzi CM,Kukora JS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since the introduction of laparoscopic surgery for cholecystectomy in 1989, the growth of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has increased significantly in the United States. There is a growing concern that the pendulum has now shifted too far toward MIS and that current general surgery residents' exposure t...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： McCoy AC,Gasevic E,Szlabick RE,Sahmoun AE,Sticca RP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the beginning of the academic year, medical errors are often attributed to inexperienced medical staff. This potential seasonal influence on health care outcomes is termed the "July effect." No study has demonstrated the July effect in liver transplantation. We reviewed retrospectively collected data from the Unite...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Karipineni F,Panchal H,Khanmoradi K,Parsikhia A,Ortiz J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether preclinical laparoscopy training offers a benefit over standard apprenticeship training and apprenticeship training in combination with simulation training. DESIGN:This randomized controlled trial consisted of 3 groups of first-year surgical registrars receiving a different teaching me...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： De Win G,Van Bruwaene S,Aggarwal R,Crea N,Zhang Z,De Ridder D,Miserez M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing demand for physicians to possess strong personal and social qualities embodied in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). However, the residency selection process emphasizes mainly academic accomplishments. In this system, the faculty interview is the primary means of evaluating th...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Lin DT,Kannappan A,Lau JN

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify academic differences between male and female candidates applying to our obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residency. METHODS:We reviewed the Electronic Residency Application Service applications of candidates applying to our residency program from 2005 to 2009. Acade...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Brandt JS,Kramer SE,Chasen ST

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine, given a fixed amount of training, the optimal distribution of sessions needed to acquire intracorporeal endoscopic suturing skills and to retain said skills for 1 to 6 months. DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial consisted of 6 study groups who received identical laparoscopic suturing training ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： De Win G,Van Bruwaene S,De Ridder D,Miserez M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increased patient awareness, duty-hour restrictions, escalating costs, and time constraints in the operating room have revolutionized surgical education. A bovine heart model was designed for training in mitral valve repair procedures. In this article, we aimed to share our experience with this model and t...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Tavlasoglu M,Durukan AB,Arslan Z,Kurkluoglu M,Amrahov A,Jahollari A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies involving the formal assessment of surgical skills have often reported inferior abilities among left-handed surgical trainees (LHT). Most surgical training curricula and assessment methods, however, are inherently geared toward right-handed trainees (RHT); potentially placing LHT at both a training...

journal_title：Journal of surgical education

authors： Lee JY,Mucksavage P,McDougall EM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00