Despite their impressive academic track records and mastery of controlled classroom-based
didactic learning, many orthopaedic surgery residents struggle to adjust from learning in the …

Background: Communication skills play a key role in many aspects of both medical
education and clinical patient care. The objectives of this study were to identify the key …

Background: Communication skills play a key role in many aspects of both medical
education and clinical patient care. The objectives of this study were to identify the key …

Objective Surgeons often conduct difficult conversations with patients near the end of life, yet
surgical education provides little formalized communication training. We developed a …

BACKGROUND: The transformation of a trainee into a surgeon is influenced strongly by
communication patterns in the operating room (OR). In the current era of limited educational …

Objectives The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones provide a
framework of specific interpersonal and communication skills that surgical trainees should …

Objective We aimed to assess surgical residents' communication confidence and skills,
analyze resident feedback on our ongoing communication curriculum, and report feedback …

Objectives Surgery milestones from The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education have encouraged a focus on training and assessment of residents' nontechnical …

Hypothesis Structured communication curricula will improve surgical residents' ability to
communicate effectively with patients. Design and Setting A prospective study approved by …

Prioritizing the education of orthopaedic surgery residents and fellows is essential for the
future of the field. This review highlights strategies that educators may find useful in …