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How competitive is my surgical specialty?
The American Journal of Surgery, 2002It is difficult to determine relative competitiveness of surgical training positions: there is no single source for matching process results and specialty-specific competitiveness may change over time. This study was undertaken to address these issues.Numbers of matched/unmatched students and positions offered/filled for surgical specialties were ...
Alison J. Whelan +4 more
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Variations in Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Body Tumors by Surgical Specialty
The Laryngoscope, 2020Objectives/HypothesisA carotid body tumor (CBT) is a rare type of tumor that is divided among multiple surgical specialties. Individual surgeons may have limited experience in treating these tumors. We aim to compare different surgical specialties within a single healthcare system to detect variations in management and outcome.Study DesignRetrospective
Samyuktha Melachuri +2 more
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Graduate Education in Preparation for Surgical Specialties
JAMA, 1964THREE COMPONENTS of our total educational program, that in medical school, that at the resident level (graduate), and that of the physician in practice (continuing education), are now so dependent, one upon the other, that I feel obligated to comment briefly upon the first and the last before taking up in more detail that of graduate education. Modern
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Family Practice Residency and Surgical Specialties
Archives of Surgery, 1973Family practice residency programs have recently become a fact in a number of medical schools, particularly in the more rural states. The purpose of this editorial is to present a philosophic and pragmatic approach to the role of the surgical specialties in family practice residency programs.
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2017
The surgical sub-specialties can may be an area of concern for emergency medicine trainee due to a lack of previous training and exposure for such problems, however they are commonly assessed in the short-answer question (SAQ) paper. This chapter covers ear, nose, and throat (ENT)-related problems such as epistaxis, throat infections, and ear ...
Ashis Banerjee, Clara Oliver
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The surgical sub-specialties can may be an area of concern for emergency medicine trainee due to a lack of previous training and exposure for such problems, however they are commonly assessed in the short-answer question (SAQ) paper. This chapter covers ear, nose, and throat (ENT)-related problems such as epistaxis, throat infections, and ear ...
Ashis Banerjee, Clara Oliver
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Is there a role for mentoring in Surgical Specialty training?
Medical Teacher, 2008Over the last decade, there have been considerable advances in the field of medical education and great strides in education research. Although all trainees should nowadays have educational supervisors there remains a focus on assessment which may detract from global support for personal and professional growth. Mentoring has been shown to help mentees
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The dawn of Urology as a separate surgical specialty in France
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2023Urology as a separate surgical specialty is a nineteenth century European development. The background of the origins of this new specialty and the elements that were responsible for it have not been studied in detail, although this information is relevant in view of contemporary challenges.The existing literature on the history of Urology and original ...
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Opportunities for Improved Performance in Surgical Specialty Practice
Annals of Surgery, 2008To identify opportunities for improvement in quality performance profile while maintaining better clinical outcomes.A prospective study of 5285 surgical specialty procedures including hip and knee replacement, cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, nonaccess vascular and cardiac procedures, and colorectal resections in 16 Kentucky hospitals was undertaken. The
Hiram C. Polk +3 more
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The Impact of Surgical Specialty on Outcomes for Carotid Endarterectomy
Journal of Surgical Research, 2010Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. Traditionally, this procedure has been performed by surgeons in at least four specialties. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of surgeon specialty on the long-term outcomes of CEA among patients receiving the procedure in ...
Adam R. Bowman +4 more
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Telemedicine and telementoring in the surgical specialties: A narrative review
The American Journal of Surgery, 2019The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last decade. We present a systematic review of publications on telemedicine as it pertains to surgery, addressing six facets: 1) telerobotics, 2) telementoring, 3) teleconsulting, 4) telemedicine in post-operative follow-up, 5) tele-education, and 6) current technology.A search of relevant ...
Camila Roginski Guetter +6 more
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