Long hours are an accepted component of resident education, yet data suggest they
contribute to fatigue that may compromise patient safety. A systematic review confirms that …

Objectives: Inadequate sleep and long work hours are long-standing traditions in the
medical profession, and work schedules are especially intense in resident physicians …

In this article, the authors present a historic overview of the development of medical
education in the United States and Europe (in particular the Netherlands), as it relates to the …

Purpose: To investigate initial learning curves on a virtual reality (VR) eye surgery simulator
and whether achieved skills are transferable between tasks. Methods: Thirty‐five medical …

Minimal invasive techniques are rapidly becoming standard surgical techniques for many
surgical procedures. To develop the skills necessary to apply these techniques, box trainers …

Background Concerns regarding preparation of residents for independent surgical practice
are widespread and support for junior surgeons entering practice is variable across …

Objective: To develop and evaluate an objective method of technical skills assessment for
graduating subspecialists in colorectal (CR) surgery—the Colorectal Objective Structured …

Postgraduate medical training in the Netherlands has become increasingly individualized. In
this article, the authors describe current practices for three residency programs at the …

Background Medical curricula become more and more vertically integrated (VI) to prepare
graduates better for clinical practice. VI curricula show early clinical education, integration of …

Background In Europe and the United States, work hour restrictions are considered to be
particularly burdensome for residents in surgery specialties. The aim of this study was to …