OBJECTIVE: To determine how other program directors use the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) scores in the resident evaluation process. DESIGN: A cover letter and a printed one-page survey of eight questions about individual…
BACKGROUND: Confidence is a crucial trait of any physician, but its development and relationship to proficiency are still unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between confidence and competency of medical students undergoing basic…
The need for education does not end with residency. Practicing surgeons must find ways to stay current. The boom in new technologic developments may significantly enhance our methods of teaching through the use of new mutli-media. Here we will…
Laparoscopic surgery impacted the surgical world in the United States in 1990. This report reviews the initial experience of 34 surgeons in 8 teaching hospitals of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. There were 538 cases reported…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a development of recent origin. In 2004, Kalloo et al first described NOTES investigation in an animal model. Since then, several investigators have pursued NOTES…
