2014
Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment
Fonseca AL, Reddy V, Longo WE, Udelsman R, Gusberg RJ. Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment. The American Journal Of Surgery 2014, 207: 797-805. PMID: 24530093, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs hospitalGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsOpen operationOpen surgical proceduresOperative confidenceGeneral surgical trainingSurgical volumeSurgical proceduresConfidence deficitsSurgical residentsFurther studiesHospitalSurgical trainingTraining programProgram characteristicsResidentsSignificant lack
2001
Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School?
Chen H, Hardacre J, Martin C, Udelsman R, Lillemoe K. Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School? World Journal Of Surgery 2001, 26: 17-21. PMID: 11898028, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-001-0175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical schoolsMedical studentsMedical school educationGeneral surgery residency positionsGeneral surgery residentsPaucity of exposureSchool educationSurgical rotationSchoolsStudentsSurgical careerSurgery residentsSubspecialty rotationsSurgical proceduresResidency positionsCoronary bypass surgeryIndex surgical procedureSurgical residentsBypass surgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyThyroid resectionMean ageEndocrine surgeryAdequate exposureGeneral surgery