2021
A longitudinal course pilot to improve surgical resident acquisition of quality improvement skills
Ahuja V, Gorecka J, Yoo P, Emerson BL. A longitudinal course pilot to improve surgical resident acquisition of quality improvement skills. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254922. PMID: 34280243, PMCID: PMC8289028, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleQuality ImprovementSurgeonsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsQuality Improvement Knowledge Application ToolQI curriculumOnline curriculumOnline programYear-long curriculumQuality improvement curriculumPost-course surveysSmall group projectsAcquisition of skillsQuality improvement skillsSurgical trainees' knowledgeSurgical residentsNext improvement cycleSelf-Efficacy ScaleImprovement curriculumSelf-efficacy scoresCourse surveyPerson didacticsQI knowledgeGroup projectsProject mentorQI skillsCourse cohortsCurriculumCourse participants
2019
Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes?
Fieber JH, Bailey EA, Wirtalla C, Johnson AP, Leeds IL, Medbery RL, Ahuja V, VanderMeer T, Wick EC, Irojah B, Kelz RR. Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes? Journal Of Surgical Education 2019, 76: e182-e188. PMID: 31377204, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral surgery training programsColorectal resectionSurgery serviceSurgery training programsPatient outcomesTrainee autonomyProspective multi-institutional studyColorectal surgery serviceOpen partial colectomyPrior abdominal surgeryRate of readmissionPatients' clinical outcomesPost-graduate year 3Multi-institutional studyImpact patient outcomesMixed effects regression modelsLower ratesAnesthesiologists classificationSeparate mixed-effects regression modelsColorectal surgeryPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesAbdominal surgerySerious morbidityClinical outcomes
2017
Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery
Bailey EA, Johnson AP, Leeds IL, Medbery RL, Ahuja V, VanderMeer T, Wick EC, Irojah B, Kelz RR. Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery. Journal Of Surgical Education 2017, 75: 564-572. PMID: 28986275, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultClinical CompetenceColorectal SurgeryEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOperating RoomsProfessional AutonomyProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsSurgery serviceProspective multi-institutional studyColorectal surgery serviceDay of surgeryGeneral surgery serviceGeneral surgery residency programsMulti-institutional studyAcademic medical centerColorectal resectionColorectal surgerySurgery residency programsFascial closureSkin closureMedical CenterSurvey toolNovel survey toolResponse rateIndependent training programsOperating roomStudy periodSurgeonsSurgeryResidency programsDegree of involvementResidents' work