BACKGROUND: The recently mandated reduction in surgical resident work hours led to concerns that surgical cancer education would suffer, as measured by cancer case exposure. METHODS: Final operative logs submitted to the American Board of Surgery by chief residents graduating from our program were compared for 2 time periods: prior to the mandate (2002-2003) and after (2006-2007). RESULTS: Case logs from graduating residents (n = 36) showed a nonsignificant decrease in cancer as the percentage of total major cases, due to an actual increase in total major cases. Conversely, endoscopy and minor cancer case experience both decreased. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to minor cancer cases and endoscopies has decreased; this has led to a requirment for a minimum number of endoscopies/graduating resident, and to strategies for increasing exposure to minor cancer cases.
BACKGROUND: The recently mandated reduction in surgical resident work hours led to concerns that surgical cancer education would suffer, as measured by cancer case exposure. METHODS: Final operative logs submitted to the American Board of Surgery by chief residents graduating from our program were compared for 2 time periods: prior to the mandate (2002-2003) and after (2006-2007). RESULTS: Case logs from graduating residents (n = 36) showed a nonsignificant decrease in cancer as the percentage of total major cases, due to an actual increase in total major cases. Conversely, endoscopy and minor cancer case experience both decreased. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to minor cancer cases and endoscopies has decreased; this has led to a requirment for a minimum number of endoscopies/graduating resident, and to strategies for increasing exposure to minor cancer cases.
Authors: Benjamin T Jarman; Marcus R Miller; R Shane Brown; Scott B Armen; Anthony G Bozaan; George T Ho; Thomas H Hartranft Journal: Curr Surg Date: 2004 Nov-Dec
Authors: Shannon Tierney McElearney; Alison R Saalwachter; Traci L Hedrick; Timothy L Pruett; Hilary A Sanfey; Robert G Sawyer Journal: Am Surg Date: 2005-07 Impact factor: 0.688