Background. Three educational models for plastic surgery training exist in the United States, the integrated, combined, and independent model. The present study is a comparative analysis of aesthetic surgery training, to assess whether one model is particularly suitable to provide for high-quality training in aesthetic surgery. Methods. An 18-item online survey was developed to assess residents...

RESULTS: 50 patients had adequate photographic documentation for inclusion in the study. 44% of patients were classified as Veau I (mean cleft width [MW] 5.4 mm), 28% Veau II (MW 8.9 mm), 16% Veau III (MW 11.3 mm), and 12% Veau IV (MW 10.0 mm). No patients exhibited postoperative bleeding, dehiscence, airway problems, infection, fistula formation, or return to the operating room. We found that ...

OBJECTIVE Initial training for orthopedic surgical residents (postgraduate years 1-5) in microsurgery using the turkey wing model and evaluation of their proficiency. DESIGN Residents were given a questionnaire on their comfort level with microsurgery and microsurgical knowledge, followed by a lecture on the subject. They watched a surgical dissection and repair of the turkey wing's neurovasc...

BACKGROUND Performance on the Orthopaedic In-training Examination (OITE) has been correlated with performance on the written portion of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery examination. Herein we sought to discover whether adding a regular pediatric didactic lecture improved residents' performance on the OITE's pediatric domain. METHODS In 2012, a didactic lecture series was started in t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To assess self-perceived proficiency in minimally invasive surgical procedures among fourth-year Ob/Gyn residents in the United States and to evaluate trends in self-perceived proficiencies by comparing the current survey to a similar survey distributed in 2001. METHODS A Web-based survey was sent out to all fourth-year residents in accredited obstetrics and gynecolo...

BACKGROUND An important part of neurosurgical training is the improvement of surgical skills. Acquiring microsurgical skills follows a learning curve, influenced by specific exercises, feedback, and training. Aim of training should be rapid learning success. The study shows the way in which video-based training can influence the learning curve. METHODS Over a period of 18 months (2011-2012) 1...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the factors considered by oral and maxillofacial surgery residents in selecting residency programs, to estimate the level of their satisfaction with the selection and matching processes, and to analyze the relationship between these factors and overall satisfaction with their match. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was sent to 675 reside...

UNLABELLED Laparoscopic surgical skills evaluation of surgery residents is usually a subjective process, carried out in the operating room by senior surgeons. By its nature, this process is performed using fuzzy criteria. The objective of the current study was to develop and assess an objective laparoscopic surgical skill scale using Hidden Markov Models (HMM) based on haptic information, tool/...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Despite the transition to competency-based education in surgery, few standardized assessment tools exist in otolaryngology training. In particular, myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion (M+T) is a common surgical procedure with few validated assessment tools available. Our objectives were to develop an objective structured assessment of operative skills in M+T and to...

OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND We hypothesized that evaluation scores for attending neurologists by patients and residents would parallel one another. Additionally, we hypothesized that provider productivity would be also be associated with performance evaluations by patients and residents. METHODS In a university neurology department, we collected individual Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment...