Workforce analytics involves using models that integrate internal and external data to predict
future workforce and help organizations in any industry examine factors that have a …

Background Surgical telementoring (ST) was introduced in the sixties, promoting
videoconferencing to enhance surgical education across large distances. Widespread use …

Medical educators must prepare for a number of challenges when they decide to implement
a competency-based curriculum. Many of these challenges will pertain to three key aspects …

Importance Although early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer has been shown to
improve outcomes, geographic proximity may influence access to these services. Objective …

Objectives: Surgery residency serves 2 purposes—prepare graduates for general surgery
(GS) practice or postresidency surgical fellowship, leading to specialty surgical practice …

There is growing consensus that the health care workforce in the United States needs to be
reconfigured to meet the needs of a health care system that is being rapidly and …

Background Awareness of ergonomics in surgery is growing, but whether musculoskeletal
(MSK) injuries in surgery influence trainee career choices remains unknown. This study …

Background Eye-gaze metrics derived from areas of interest (AOIs) have been suggested to
be effective for surgical skill assessment. However, prior research is mostly based on static …

It is remarkable the reduction in the number of medical students choosing general surgery
as a career. In this context, new possibilities in the field of surgical education should be …

Background US health care is responding to significant regulation and meaningful
incentives for higher quality care, patient safety, electronic documentation and data …