Factors influencing US medical students' decision to pursue surgery

LE Schmidt, CA Cooper, WA Guo - Journal of Surgical Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Interest and applications to surgery have steadily decreased over recent years
in the United States. The goal of this review is to collect the current literature regarding US …

E-learning in orthopedic surgery training: a systematic review

SP Tarpada, MT Morris, DA Burton - Journal of orthopaedics, 2016 - Elsevier
E-learning is the use of internet-based resources in education. In the field of surgical
education, this definition includes the use of virtual patient cases, digital modeling, online …

Resident and student education in otolaryngology: A 10‐year update on e‐learning

SP Tarpada, WD Hsueh, MJ Gibber - The Laryngoscope, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis E‐learning, in its most rudimentary form, is the use of Internet‐based
resources for teaching and learning purposes. In surgical specialties, this definition …

Changing the status quo: developing a virtual sub-internship in the era of COVID-19

D Mikhail, EJ Margolin, J Sfakianos, M Clifton… - Journal of surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Problem Subinternships are integral to medical education as tools for teaching and
assessing fourth-year medical students. Social distancing due to COVID-19 has precluded …

The perceived impact of curricular and non-curricular factors on specialty interests and choice during medical school at a single center in the United States

N Karthik, M Greenfield, T Otteson - BMC Medical Education, 2023 - Springer
Background Limited information exists regarding how medical students' specialty interests
evolve throughout medical school, particularly interest in surgical versus non-surgical …

Retention of suturing and knot-tying skills in senior medical students after proficiency-based training: results of a prospective, randomized trial

V Gershuni, J Woodhouse, LM Brunt - Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose We evaluated suturing skills performance and retention in senior medical students
(MS4) at the beginning of their fourth year and 7 months later. Methods MS4 students …

A targeted needs assessment for the development of a surgical sub-internship curriculum

CR Lamb, RD Shaw, BK Hilty, SL Wong… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE Medical students often feel inadequately prepared for the responsibilities of
surgical internship because of insufficient exposure to resident responsibilities prior to …

Impact of near-peer teaching rounds on student satisfaction in the basic surgical clerkship

JA Lin, N Farrow, BM Lindeman, AO Lidor - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Teaching rounds are rarely featured in the surgery clerkship. Senior students
interested in surgery are suited to precept teaching rounds. Near-peer teaching can provide …

A national radiation oncology medical student clerkship survey: Didactic curricular components increase confidence in clinical competency

VS Jagadeesan, DR Raleigh, M Koshy… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Students applying to radiation oncology residency programs complete 1 or more
radiation oncology clerkships. This study assesses student experiences and perspectives …

Implications of COVID-19 on the general surgery match

NM Sell, M Qadan, KA Delman, KK Roggin… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting implications that span the breadth of healthcare in
the years to come. As a byproduct of multiple factors, including supply chain preservation …