Chief residency

BACKGROUND: In the last couple decades, there has been a shift in use of endovascular procedures in vascular surgery. We aim to examine the impact of this endovascular shift on vascular trainees, determine whether surgical experiences of trainees in the integrated residency and fellowship program changed over time, and identify differences between the two training paradigms. METHODS: Data was extracted from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education National Data Case Logs for the vascular surgery fellowship (1999-2021) and integrated residency (2012-2021) programs...

Song F., Lang M., Li L., Luo H., Hou Y. (2020). Forensic features and genetic background exploration of a new 47-autosomal InDel panel in five representative Han populations residing in Northern China. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(5), e1224. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1224. The above article, published online on 10 March 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article...

Introduction  Environmental sustainability (ES) is a current issue related to natural resource scarcity, pollution and climate change. Although operating rooms (ORs) comprise a small proportion of the entire hospital infrastructure, they significantly impact the environment. Anesthesiologists are ideally positioned to assume leadership, mitigating this negative impact regarding OR waste in the environment. We created a Green Team, comprising multidisciplinary professionals from different areas of a tertiary Portuguese medical center, and conducted a survey that was sent to all the institution's anesthesiologists to assess the current state of ES...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether participation in certain hobbies (e.g., participation in sports, playing musical instruments, or other hobbies requiring fine motor skills), preresidency, are associated with higher technical skills ratings at the time of residency graduation. DESIGN: Faculty members from 14 general surgery residency programs scored individual graduates from 2017 to 2020 on their technical skills using a 5-point Likert scale. Hobbies for these residents were collected from their Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) data...

This article features a selection of ten topics chosen, reviewed, and commented for you by chief residents at the Department of Internal Medicine at Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV). This selection synthesizes the novelties and essential reminders of 2023 in internal medicine. By analyzing the standout publications of the year, it offers an overview of progress in diagnosis and patient management within the hospital and their transition to outpatient care. From oral anticoagulation to community-acquired pneumonias, encompassing the management of heart and kidney failure, each key aspect is explored...

PURPOSE: We hypothesized that there may be a gender disparity in the receipt of the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) Educator of the Year Award and sought to elucidate factors that contribute to differences in award receipt. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Using a database provided by the American Society for Radiation Oncology, award recipients were identified from 2010 to 2022. Publicly available websites were accessed to obtain data regarding gender, years since residency graduation, percentage of female faculty, size of residency program, and program director designation...

Background and aim Assessing the priority of the patient towards dental needs while considering the distance traveled by them is important to improve a dental service. The purpose of this study was to rank the patients' felt needs for dental care in the private dental institution in order of importance. The objective is to count the number of patients with various major complaints and compare how far patients traveled for various treatment plans tailored to their individual needs in a private dental institution...

PHENOMENON: Despite the nearly universal presence of chief residents within U.S. and Canadian residency programs and their critical importance in graduate medical education, to our knowledge, a comprehensive synthesis of publications about chief residency does not exist. An understanding of the current state of the literature can be helpful to program leadership to make evidence-based improvements to the chief residency and for medical education researchers to recognize and fill gaps in the literature...

INTRODUCTION: Endoscopy is a major part of surgical training. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has set standards regarding the minimum volume of endoscopy cases required for graduation. However, there is paucity of high-quality data on the number of cases that most surgical graduates perform. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of operative case logs of all general surgery residents graduating from ACGME-accredited programs from 2010 to 2023...

Adverse events can take an emotional toll on physicians, which, left unprocessed, can have negative impacts on well-being, including burnout and depression. Peer support can help mitigate these negative effects. Structured programs train physicians to aid colleagues in processing work-related experiences and emotions such as guilt and self-doubt. Although such programs are common for faculty, peer support for resident physicians has not been adequately addressed, and few programs have been described in the literature...

Counting stuff under the microscope is part of the duties of a surgical pathologist. Many textbooks and articles still report the surface area as the number of high-power fields (HPFs) counted. This is bad, since the area displayed by an HPF varies between two microscopes. It is therefore necessary to express the surface as mm2 . This is a how to guide written for the resident who has to measure the HPF of the microscope for the first time. The Resident can either calibrate the microscope with a stage micrometer slide (a small ruler on a glass slide) or compute the surface area of the HPF using the numbers on the eyepiece and the magnification objective...

It began with a challenge from our Chief Nursing Officer. As a Magnet hospital, it was time for our nurse residency program to be recognized as an accredited program for new graduate nurses. This article shares our experience using the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses competency statements in a creative way when applying for recognition as the first American Nurses Credentialing Center-accredited specialty hospital nurse residency program. Although these competency statements were used initially to meet the requirements of the accreditation application process, they also led to the creation of a document that serves two purposes...

OBJECTIVE: To determine if senior residents are comparable to faculty in assessing first-year resident skills on their overall assessment. BACKGROUND: As resident training moves towards a competency-based model, innovative approaches to evaluation and feedback through simulation need to be developed for both procedural as well as interpersonal and communication skills. In most areas of simulation, the faculty assess resident performance however; in clinical practice, first-year residents are often overseen and taught by senior residents...

OBJECTIVE: Previous research on food, nutrition and dining practices in Australian residential aged care (RAC) homes has been based on a limited sample of single-home or multiple-home providers, but a nationwide study has not been conducted. The aim of this study was to provide a preliminary overview of current food, nutrition and dining practices across Australian RAC facilities using a nationwide survey. METHODS: A survey was distributed to Australian RAC homes in August-September 2020, as part of the National Congress on Food, Nutrition and the Dining Experience in Aged Care (February 2021)...

BACKGROUND: There is increased learner competition for a shrinking pool of procedural training opportunities and indications in pediatrics. This study aimed to describe pediatric residency program directors' (PDs) and chief residents' (CRs) perspectives about whether procedural requirements for pediatric residents should be reformed and individualized. METHODS: This was a survey-based, mixed methods study of PDs and CRs affiliated with the Association of Pediatric Program Directors...

INTRODUCTION: Urology residency prepares trainees for independent practice. The optimal operative chief resident year experience to prepare for practice is undefined. We analyzed the temporal arc of cases residents complete during their residency compared to their chief year in a multi-institutional cohort. METHODS: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs of graduating residents from 2010 to 2022 from participating urology residency programs were aggregated...

BACKGROUND: Gender Gap refers to differences between men and women in terms of access to medical education, career development, and leadership positions in medical practice and research. Although women now make up most medical school graduates in many countries, they are often underrepresented in higher positions. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is therefore to analyze the gender-specific development in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Germany over the past 20 years and to survey the current status quo ...

BACKGROUND: Medical students interested in plastic surgery may become discouraged by barriers to career development during residency training. This study surveyed plastic surgery program directors (PDs) and chiefs/chairs to highlight the pathway followed by academic leaders in these positions. METHODS: A self-administered anonymous survey was sent to a list of 189 PDs and chiefs/chairs identified via plastic surgery residency programs' websites. Chi-squared tests assessed answer distributions...

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive vascular care includes both arterial and venous disease management. However, operative training in venous disease is often significantly overshadowed by arterial procedures, despite the public health burden of acute and chronic venous disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the case-mix and volume of venous procedures performed by graduating integrated vascular surgery residents and fellows in the United States. METHODS: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education national operative log reports were compiled for graduating integrated VSR (vascular surgery residency) and traditional vascular surgery fellowship (VSF) trainees from academic years 2013 to 2022...

BACKGROUND: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour restrictions (WHRs) are intended to improve patient safety by reducing resident fatigue. Compliance with ACGME WHRs is not universal. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence residents' decisions to take a postcall day (PCD) off according to ACGME WHRs. METHODS: Residents (N = 433) at one university were emailed a link to a survey in 2019...