Given demands on resident time, it is critical that formal didactic curricula for
general surgery residents be effective and efficient.
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General surgery residents are required to master a vast amount of material while
also providing safe clinical care, conducting research, and serving as educators to
medical students and junior residents.
2
In the past ten years, work-hour restrictions, recognition of new non-clinical knowledge
gaps, medicolegal regulations, and an evolving emphasis on resident well-being have
brought new time demands to surgical training.
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In response, various programs have implemented protected block curricula to cover
the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) curriculum, an outline of topics
that should be covered in a five-year general surgery residency program.
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However, clinical duties often preclude full resident participation even in the setting
of protected sessions. One solution to address gaps in surgical education is to implement
a supplemental near-peer learning group.
- Fields R.C.
- Bowman M.C.
- Freeman B.D.
- Klingensmith M.E.
Implementation of an “after hours” resident educational program in a general surgery
residency: a paradigm for increasing formal didactic training outside of the hospital
setting in the era of the 80-hour workweek.
J Surg Educ. 2009 Dec; 66: 340-343
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Publication history
Published online: November 22, 2022
Accepted:
November 21,
2022
Received in revised form:
November 6,
2022
Received:
October 1,
2022
Publication stage
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