Purpose This project explored how faculty, residents, and students at an academic medical
center have experienced meaningful learning moments and what contributed to such …

Objective To describe the design, content, implementation, and evaluation of a national
curriculum for teaching practical skills in empathic communication to residents in …

Background Effective communication in the operating room between the attending and
resident surgeon is necessary to prevent surgical errors. Yet, existing studies do not …

Abstract Surveys of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons members and patients
indicate that orthopaedic surgeons are “high tech, lov touch." According to patients and …

Introduction There is no formalized communication curriculum for surgical training. The aim
of this study is to determine the benefit of annual communication skill-building workshops for …

Background Competency-based education and simulation are being used more frequently
in surgical skills curricula. We explored a novel student-led learning paradigm, which allows …

Objective Surgical residents receive limited formal training in education, yet they are
expected to teach medical students and one another. A “Residents as Teachers” curriculum …

The operating room (OR) is the main venue where trainee surgeons learn their craft. With
educational challenges such as limited OR time and caseload, inconsistent faculty …

BACKGROUND: In Australia and New Zealand, surgical trainees are expected to develop
competencies across 9 domains. Although structured training is provided in several …

OBJECTIVES: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires
residency programs to assess communication skills and provide feedback to residents. We …