American journal of surgery
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General surgery residents are often not present for the critical intraoperative discussion between surgeon and pathologist regarding surgical pathology findings. ⋯ General surgery resident exposure to intraoperative pathology findings increased from a reported < or =10% to an observed 80%. TelePATHy is a novel intraoperative tool capable of maximizing the intraoperative experience of the surgical resident.
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Education is the central component of academic medicine. Historically, academic promotion has favored clinician-investigators over clinician-educators. However, there are increasing numbers of individuals pursuing education scholarship as their academic focus. This study sought to describe these individuals and their experiences with academic promotion. ⋯ Educational scholarship is a viable pathway for academic promotion when sentinel components are included.