OBJECTIVES Surgical simulation has been shown to enhance the training of general surgery residents. Since catheter-based techniques have become an important part of the vascular surgeon's armamentarium, we explored whether simulation might impact the acquisition of catheter skills by surgical residents. METHODS Twenty general surgery residents received didactic training in the techniques of c...

BACKGROUND In assessing an unstable patient post cardiac surgery, echocardiography can be an essential tool as part of this assessment. However, it may be under-utilized for several reasons. We conducted this study to  determine the perceived needs and training objectives for echocardiography training for cardiac surgery residents. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional, stratified national...

conclusion investigative assessment of breast us by residents is inadvisable. we recommend continued professional resident training to improve the degree of agreement and performance. results for the faculty members, fair-to-good agreement was obtained in all descriptors and final assessment, while for residents, poor-to-moderate agreement was obtained. the areas under the roc curves were 0.78 ...

Objective: To determine the perceptions of general surgery PDs (program directors) concerning the necessity for HPB (hepatopancreatobiliary) fellowships to practicing HPB surgery. Methods: A 22-question electronic survey was sent to 250 general surgery PDs recognized by the American Association of Medical Colleges in the United States regarding the experience and competency of graduating genera...

GRADUATE medical education is one of the core missions of academic medical centers, wherein medical specialists are responsible for teaching and supervising their future colleagues. However, being a medical specialist is no longer a sufficient qualification or proxy for competence in medical education aimed at training residents. This is particularly true given the modernization requirements fo...

Since the First Malaysia Plan (1966–1970), there is an emergence development of low-cost housing construction in Malaysia that intentionally acts as an approach to resettle of squatters or illegal residential. In the current economic situation, there is a growing demand from residents for a better and safer housing. Evidence shows that safety is a major problem in low cost housing and it is app...

background: the aim of this research was to determine and compare emotional quotient and clinical performance in type d and non-d personality anesthesiology residents. methods: this was a causative–comparative research consenting anesthesiology residents (n=48). all the participants completed bar-on emotional quotient and ds-14 (type d personality) questionnaires. clinical performance of partic...

BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has asked training programs to develop methods to evaluate resident performance, using competencies essential for outcomes. METHODS A two-page form was completed by 12 surgeons and 28 nurses and clinical staff directly involved in plastic surgery patient care (n = 40), evaluating University of Kentucky plastic surgery residen...

Background: Time management is effective in controlling stress especially for medical residents. Time management in the surgical field and residential education is very important as they are directly involved in treating patients. Proper time management will help decrease work-related stress and increase efficacy, although there is no time management in medical courses. There are few studies in...