Open AccessSurgical Competencies Required in Newly Commencing Colorectal Surgeons: an Educational and Training Spectrum
Author(s) -
Assad Zahid,
Vasant Rajan,
Jonathan Hong,
Christopher J. Young
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-01005-z
Subject(s) - medicine , continuing medical education , teamwork , medical education , apprenticeship , continuing education , family medicine , management , linguistics , philosophy , economics
Surgical training models have changed from master-apprentice to competency-based training. We aimed to determine the relative importance and peak periods of acquiring these competencies in newly commencing colorectal surgeons.