James Cook, Christian de Virgilio, Amanda Purdy, V Prasad Poola, Juliana Tolles, Brian Smith, Eric Simms, Kristine E Calhoun, Benjamin Jarman, Edgardo S Salcedo, Edgar Frey, Esther Wu, Vatche Agopian, Chad Cryer, Ross Fleischman, Karen J Dickinson, Mayank Roy, Amy Han, Farin Amersi
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...
March 2024: Journal of Surgical Education