Journal of surgical education
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Comparative Study
The role of gender and distance mentoring in the surgical education research fellowship.
The nature of the mentor-mentee relationship is important in the pursuit of successful research projects. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mentor-mentee relationships in the Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF) based on gender and geographical distances regarding program completion. We hypothesize that there are no differences for SERF program completion rates based on gender pairs and distances between pairs. ⋯ Completion of the SERF program was independent of mentor-mentee gender pairs and time zone differences. There was greater geographical distance separating mentor-mentee pairs that completed the SERF program compared with pairs that did not complete the program. Distance mentoring is a successful and crucial element of the SERF program.
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Competency-based medical education is becoming increasingly prevalent and is likely to be mandated by the Royal College in the near future. The objective of this study was to define the core technical competencies that should be possessed by plastic surgery residents as they transition into their senior (presently postgraduate year 3) years of training. ⋯ Overall, 26 competencies have been identified as "core" for plastic surgery residents to possess as they begin their senior, on-service years. The nature of these skills makes them suitable for teaching in a formal, simulated environment, which would ensure that all plastic surgery trainees are competent in these tasks as they transition to their senior years of residency.
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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 events. ⋯ The ACS NSQIP captures the breadth of the resident experience in operative case mix and exposure to adverse events. Although the program was originally designed to uncover areas for quality improvement, the findings of our study demonstrate the utility of an outcomes registry as a guide for the development of future educational content in the resident curriculum.
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To describe a novel cadaver-based model for practicing renal transplant (RT) surgery. ⋯ The proposed method of kidney procurement and RT in human cadavers preserved by Thiel's embalming technique is a promising, realistic, and reproducible method of practicing RT surgery.
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Putting residents in the office: an effective method to teach the systems-based practice competency.
Systems-based practice (SBP) was 1 of 6 core competencies established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and has proven to be one of the most difficult to effectively implement. This pilot study presents an immersion workshop as an effective tool to teach the SBP competency in a way that could easily be integrated into a residency curriculum. ⋯ An immersion workshop where general surgery residents gained direct exposure to SBP concepts in situ was an effective and practical method of integrating this core competency into the residency curriculum. Such a workshop could complement more formal didactic teaching and be easily incorporated into the curriculum. For example, this workshop could be integrated into the ambulatory care requirement that each resident must fulfill as part of their clinical training.