Background The surgical clerkship is the primary surgical learning experience for medical
students. This study aims to understand student perspectives on the surgery clerkship both …

Abstract Background We created a Big Sibling mentorship program for medical students and
studied the program effects. Methods Between July 2019 to December 2020, students …

Background Effective surgeon educators likely help medical students develop competency
and may inspire pursuit of surgical training. We sought to determine the qualities medical …

Objective As the specialty of cardiothoracic surgery turns the corner into its second century
of existence, there has been an uptick in the number of women and underrepresented …

Background Early introduction and distributed learning have been shown to improve student
comfort with basic requisite suturing skills. The need for more frequent and directed …

BACKGROUND: This study assessed the national impact of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic on the education of medical students assigned to surgery clerkship …

Objective Situational awareness (SA) impacts team dynamics and patient care. However,
few formal curricula and tools exist to teach and assess longitudinal SA in surgical …

Background Effective teaching positively impacts student experience during the surgical
clerkship. We sought to better understand how medical students characterize excellent …

Purpose Surgical clerkships are key to recruiting talented students into surgery, however
disparities in treatment and negative experiences can discourage students from surgical …

Purpose Recent trends in medical education have shifted towards earlier clinical
experiences with reduced preclinical time, thereby decreasing didactic time for human …