The FES Test: Are We Ready?
The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) is a high-stakes examination of the basic knowledge and skills that are required to perform safe endoscopy. This test is administered using a Virtual Reality (VR) Computer-Based Endoscopy-Simulator (CBES). FES certification is required before sitting for The American Board of Surgery (ABS) qualifying examination and thus it is mandatory to pass the FES test in order to be board-certified in the USA.1 (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Yazan Aljamal, Humza Saleem, Nicholas Prabhakar, David R. Farley Source Type: research
Efficacy of Medical Student Surgery Journal Club
Journal clubs exist in a variety of forms in medical schools across the United States. Many incorporate a full spectrum of medical specialties, some are specific to certain interest groups or specialties, and many widely vary in whether or not they are school mandated or student-run. While these clubs are ubiquitously scattered throughout medical education, there has been very little quantitative or qualitative analysis regarding the efficacy of these clubs in enhancing medical students' abilities to evaluate clinical literature. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Daniel Berman, Zachary Braig, Brian Simms, Taylor Anderson, Kristen Dougherty, Katrina Marcinkowski, Rachel Seaman Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
Haptic Feedback, Force Feedback, and Force-Sensing in Simulation Training for Laparoscopy: A Systematic Overview
To provide a systematic overview of the literature assessing the value of haptic and force feedback in current simulators teaching laparoscopic surgical skills. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Evelien M Overtoom, Tim Horeman, Frank-Willem Jansen, Jenny Dankelman, Henk W R Schreuder Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
Hemorrhage Control Training Promotes Resilience-Associated Traits in Medical Students
Given rising rates of physician burnout, the potential for clinical skills training programs to develop and reinforce resilience-associated traits in medical students warrants investigation. The primary objective of this study was to examine the impact of a hemorrhage control training program on resilience-associated traits (role-clarity, self-efficacy, and empowerment) in medical students. A secondary objective was to examine the differential impact of additional hands-on skills training. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Nomi C. Levy-Carrick, Justin C. McCarty, Muhammad Ali Chaudhary, Edward J. Caterson, Adil H. Haider, Andrew J. Eyre, Pamela B. Mahon, Eric Goralnick Source Type: research
A Simple and Low-cost Drilling Simulator for Training Plunging Distance Among Orthopedic Surgery Residents
Drilling through bone is a complex action that requires precise motor skills of an orthopedic surgeon. In order to minimize plunging and soft tissue damage, the surgeon must halt drill progression precisely following penetration of the far cortex. The purpose of this study was to create a low-cost and easy-to-use drilling simulator to train orthopedic residents in reducing the drill plunging depth. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 2, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Efi Kazum, Oleg Dolkart, Yoav Rosenthal, Haggai Sherman, Eyal Amar, Moshe Salai, Eran Maman, Ofir Chechik Source Type: research
Novel Educational Information Management Platform Improves the Surgical Skill Evaluation Process of Surgical Residents
We sought to increase compliance and timeliness of surgery resident operative evaluation, by providing faculty and residents with a Platform-linking evaluation to analytics and machine-learning-facilitated case logging. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 2, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Ruchi Thanawala, Jonathan Jesneck, Neal E. Seymour Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
Is Virtual Reality Surgical Performance Influenced by Force Feedback Device Utilized?
The study objectives were to assess if surgical performance and subjective assessment of a virtual reality simulator platform was influenced by changing force feedback devices. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Abdulgadir Bugdadi, Robin Sawaya, Khalid Bajunaid, Duaa Olwi, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nicole Ledwos, Ibrahim Marwa, Ghusn Alsideiri, Abdulrahman Jafar Sabbagh, Fahad E. Alotaibi, Gmaan Al-Zhrani, Rolando Del Maestro Source Type: research
The Revised 2017 MSPE: Better, But Not “Outstanding”
The medical student performance evaluation (MSPE) is relied on as an objective summary evaluation by surgical program directors. In 2017, an MSPE task force released recommendations for best practice for their format and content. The purpose of this study was to analyze US medical schools ’ adherence to these guidelines. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 29, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Lauren Hook, Aitua C. Salami, Tenesha Diaz, Kara E. Friend, Alisan Fathalizadeh, Amit R.T. Joshi Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research
An Innovative Approach for Familiarizing Surgeons with Malpractice Litigation
Familiarize surgery residents with medicolegal knowledge and skills required when facing the prospect of being sued through a simulation session. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 26, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Yen-Yi Juo, Catherine Lewis, Christina Hanna, Howard A. Reber, Areti Tillou Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research
We are the Gatekeepers Or “Your Residency is Only as Good as Your Worst Graduate”
Thank you very much for allowing me the privilege of serving as your president for the past year. Before I get started on the talk, I want to say that toward the end of the talk, I am going to make some suggestions for some improvements in surgical training. These are just my opinions, and as I have talked to some surgical leadership that has the capacity to make some of these decisions, it was suggested to me that my opinion is valued, but if I am speaking for the entirety of the program directors, my opinion would be much more valued. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Daniel L. Dent, Mohammed Al Fayyadh, Ross E. Willis Source Type: research
Computerized Residency Interview Scheduling: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Categorical General Surgery Applicants
The objectives of this study were to determine whether computerized scheduling program (CSP) would decrease time to schedule interviews, reduce workload for residency coordinators, and improve applicant satisfaction. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 16, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Heather E. Hoops, Karen J. Brasel, Caroline Q. Stephens, Erin M. Anderson, Liane LeBlanc, Sanjay Krishnaswami Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
Surgical Simulation: Markers of Proficiency
Surgical simulation has become an integral component of surgical training. Simulation proficiency determination has been traditionally based upon time to completion of various simulated tasks. We aimed to determine objective markers of proficiency in surgical simulation by comparing novel assessments with conventional evaluations of technical skill. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 5, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Jana Binkley, Alex D. Bukoski, Jennifer Doty, Megan Crane, Stephen L. Barnes, Jacob A. Quick Source Type: research
Using Implementation Science to Adapt a Training Program to Assist Surgeons with High-Stakes Communication
Surgeons often conduct difficult conversations with patients near the end of life, yet surgical education provides little formalized communication training. We developed a communication tool, Best Case/Worst Case, and trained surgeons using a one-on-one resource intensive format that was effective but difficult to scale for widespread dissemination. We aimed to generate an implementation package to teach surgeons using fewer resources without sacrificing fidelity. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 4, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Lauren J. Taylor, Sarah Adkins, Andrew W Hoel, Joshua Hauser, Pasithorn Suwanabol, Gordon Wood, Wendy Anderson, Carolina Branson, Steven Skube, Sara K Johnson, Amy Zelenski, Jennifer L Tucholka, Toby C Campbell, Margaret L Schwarze Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
Mentoring Sideways —A Model of Resident-to-Resident Research Mentorship
The traditional apprenticeship model of research mentorship, where residents pursue research projects directed by attending surgeons, may be ill-suited to optimize research innovation, productivity, and leadership experience. This is particularly true in an era of ever mounting demands of academic attending surgeons, easier availability of powerful clinical databases, and more residents beginning training with prior research experience and advanced degrees.To help makeup the gaps of traditional research mentorship, we propose a complementary peer-focused, “sideways mentorship” approach. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 4, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexander S. Chiu, Kevin Y. Pei, Raymond A. Jean Source Type: research
Using Audience Response Systems for Real-Time Learning Assessments During Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference is a mainstay of surgical education. However, its effectiveness is poorly described. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of a real-time audience response system for learner assessment during M&M. (Source: Journal of Surgical Education)
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - July 4, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Ira L. Leeds, Sandra R. DiBrito, Christian D. Jones, Robert S.D. Higgins, Elliott R. Haut Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research
