Authors
Samer G Mattar, Adnan A Alseidi, Daniel B Jones, D Rohan Jeyarajah, Lee L Swanstrom, Ralph W Aye, Steven D Wexner, José M Martinez, Sharona B Ross, Michael M Awad, Morris E Franklin, Maurice E Arregui, Bruce D Schirmer, Rebecca M Minter
Publication date
2013/9/1
Journal
Annals of surgery
Volume
258
Issue
3
Pages
440-449
Publisher
LWW
Description
Objective:
To assess readiness of general surgery graduate trainees entering accredited surgical subspecialty fellowships in North America.
Methods:
A multidomain, global assessment survey designed by the Fellowship Council research committee was electronically sent to all subspecialty program directors. Respondents spanned minimally invasive surgery, bariatric, colorectal, hepatobiliary, and thoracic specialties. There were 46 quantitative questions distributed across 5 domains and 1 or more reflective qualitative questions/domains.
Results:
There was a 63% response rate (n= 91/145). Of respondent program directors, 21% felt that new fellows arrived unprepared for the operating room, 38% demonstrated lack of patient ownership, 30% could not independently perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and 66% were deemed unable to operate for 30 unsupervised minutes of a major procedure. With regard to …
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