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
Long-Term Skills Retention Following a Randomized Prospective Trial on Adaptive Procedural Training
Ramirez A, Hu Y, Kim H, Rasmussen S. Long-Term Skills Retention Following a Randomized Prospective Trial on Adaptive Procedural Training. Journal Of Surgical Education 2018, 75: 1589-1597. PMID: 29803772, PMCID: PMC6252163, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous catheter placementRandomized controlled trialsMedical studentsControlled trialsLong-term skill retentionSurvey assessed confidenceSimulation-based trainingTraining armChi-square testAssess confidenceSkill retentionInvestigate long-term outcomesTraining hospitalsTertiary care centerConventional trainingPractice volumeCare centerTrial completionVenous catheter placementRandomized prospective trialLong-term outcomesTrial outcomesStudy objectiveAverage scorePractice timeCreation, Implementation, and Assessment of a General Thoracic Surgery Simulation Course in Rwanda
Ramirez A, Nuradin N, Byiringiro F, Ssebuufu R, Stukenborg G, Ntakiyiruta G, Daniel T. Creation, Implementation, and Assessment of a General Thoracic Surgery Simulation Course in Rwanda. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1842-1849. PMID: 29476717, PMCID: PMC5964001, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral surgery residentsThoracic proceduresSurgery residentsLow-middle income country settingFellowship training opportunitiesSimulation courseDiaphragm repairLow-middle income countriesIncome country settingsStatistically significant improvementUnivariate analysisResident knowledge baseSecondary objectivesSimulated surgeryLocal facultyIncome countriesCountry settingsKnowledge assessmentTraining levelTraining opportunitiesResident feedbackParticipants' responsesLikert scaleEnhance confidenceSignificant improvement