2020
New endocrine fellowship programs do not decrease the endocrine surgery experience of residents in co-located general surgery programs
Fashandi A, Hanks J, Ramirez A, Potts J, Smith P. New endocrine fellowship programs do not decrease the endocrine surgery experience of residents in co-located general surgery programs. Surgery 2020, 169: 185-190. PMID: 32771297, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocrine surgery casesGeneral surgery residentsGeneral surgery programsSurgery casesSurgery residentsSurgery programsSurgical fellowship programsFellowship programsResident operative experienceCase log dataMann-Whitney U testMann-WhitneyU testStatistical significanceYear 5Experiences of residentsNational declineYear 0Decades of increasesDescriptive statisticsYearsResidents
2019
Next Generation of Global Surgeons: Aligning Interest With Early Access to Global Surgery Education
Scott E, Fallah P, Blitzer D, NeMoyer R, Sifri Z, Alliance G, Acker R, Aharon S, Alty I, Anyanwu C, Beck N, Brandt A, Briggs L, Caminita C, Chaet A, Chan J, Chiu L, Cueto C, Daneshdoost S, Edalatpour R, Garba D, Giles A, Gualy S, Haider A, Hamilton C, Hauser B, He P, Im C, Jayaram A, Jhun R, Joshi A, Kahanu A, Kim N, Kim R, Lauffer S, McHargue C, Meeks M, Mehta A, Mendoza A, Miller M, Nourian M, Ottesen T, Patel P, Peck C, Pyarali M, Ramirez A, Rehman S, Shankar B, Stetson A, Still M, Tutunjian A, Yibrehu B, Yu K, Hanna J, Peck G. Next Generation of Global Surgeons: Aligning Interest With Early Access to Global Surgery Education. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 240: 219-226. PMID: 30986637, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal surgery educationPreclinical yearsMedical educationMedical studentsSurgery educationFuture curriculum developmentCurriculum developmentMedical schoolsGlobal surgeryGlobal surgery electiveGlobal surgeonsEducationAnonymous online surveyStudentsSuch programsSchoolsNext generationOnline surveyEarly exposureDescriptive dataSurgery issuesProgramCurriculumHalf of respondentsChi-squared testing
2018
Individual Surgeon’s Contribution to Value
Turrentine F, Sohn M, Tracci M, Ramirez A, Upchurch G, Jones R. Individual Surgeon’s Contribution to Value. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 74-79. PMID: 29888610, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618780347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandom effects logistic regression modelEffects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsHealth careAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use FileRisk-adjusted costRandom interceptQuality Improvement Program Participant Use FileNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use FileAmerican CollegeRegression modelsParticipant Use FileGeneral surgeryMortalitySurgeon's contributionMorbidityMorbidity valuesComplication ratePostoperative mortalitySurgeonsYearsCareVascular proceduresHealthSurgery