• World Neurosurg · Nov 2017

    More learning in less time: optimizing the resident educational experience with limited clinical and educational work hours.

    • Cara L Sedney, Eleni Spirou, Joseph L Voelker, and Charles L Rosen.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Electronic address: csedney@hsc.wvu.edu.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov 1; 107: 881-887.

    ObjectiveResident education in the United States and elsewhere has undergone significant changes in recent years owing to work hour restrictions, requiring didactics to fit within a limited schedule, while being increasingly effective at accomplishing educational goals.MethodsA single small program experience in improving the didactic experience of residents is described.ResultsFocused mentorship, curricula for intangibles, asynchronous education, and independent curricula all are useful tools in resident education.ConclusionsResidents can be exposed to both clinical material and specialty-specific mores using focused and intentional educational techniques.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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