articleAnnals of SurgeryAug 9, 2013Closed access

General Surgery Residency Inadequately Prepares Trainees for Fellowship

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · Virginia Mason Medical Center · +16 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To assess readiness of general surgery graduate trainees entering accredited surgical subspecialty fellowships in North America.

Methods

A multidomain, global assessment survey designed by the Fellowship Council research committee was electronically sent to all subspecialty program directors. Respondents spanned minimally invasive surgery, bariatric, colorectal, hepatobiliary, and thoracic specialties. There were 46 quantitative questions distributed across 5 domains and 1 or more reflective qualitative questions/domains.

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