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Letters to the Editor
The following comments were received regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin.
RAS Communications Committee Essay Contest: Cut it out: Changing the status quo
Laura F. Goodman, MD, MPH, RAS Communications Committee essay winner, outlines the benefits of fostering an inclusive environment within the surgical profession.
RAS-ACS Symposium essays: Shift work surgery: Loss of continuity or sensible balance of responsibility?
The topic of this year’s ACS Resident and Associate Society Symposium is Shift Work Surgery: Loss of Continuity or Sensible Balance of Responsibility; the following are the second-place essays submitted, offering views from both sides of the debate.
Pro: Shift work surgery: Loss of continuity or sensible balance of responsibility?
This essay supports the perspective that shift work has been successfully implemented in other surgical specialties, including acute care and in hospitalist programs, and can help address the issues of burnout and work-life integration.
Con: Shift work surgery: Loss of continuity or sensible balance of responsibility?
This essay asserts that shift work disrupts the continuum of surgical patient care and interferes with residents’ full exposure to all phases of surgical care delivery.
Nurturing wellness and fostering resilience during a surgical career: An introduction
This introduction to the annual RAS-ACS issue describes the benefits associated with developing wellness and resilience.
The transformation of surgical education and its influence on resident wellness
The evolution of the surgical training model and its potential effect on resident wellness are identified, as are the benefits and challenges of maintaining work-life balance.
Silence is deadly: The importance of communication in addressing wellness and burnout in surgical residency
Describes how positive modes of communication affect resident wellness and highlights potential barriers for physicians seeking help to overcome burnout and mental illness.
A sense of belonging and community can mitigate physician burnout
The causes and effects of burnout are summarized as well as the benefits of joining professional societies to foster wellness and resilience.
Training resilient surgeons: Where do we go from here?
Examines how the fields of aviation and education maintain successful approaches to building mental and emotional resilience and summarizes action items for developing a health care culture that fosters physician wellness.
Shift work surgery: Loss of continuity or sensible balance of responsibility?
The benefits associated with shift work, including improved job satisfaction and enhanced resident education opportunities, are described as are the challenges including the potential for diminished continuity of care.
Get involved with JACS
Opportunities for members of the Resident and Associate Society of the ACS to get involved with the Journal of the American College of Surgeons are summarized.
RAS-ACS announces inaugural Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
Nominations for the inaugural RAS-ACS Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award are now being accepted.
RAS-ACS announces 2019 Leadership Scholarship Award winners
The recipients of the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons Leadership Scholarship Awards are announced.
RAS-ACS Essay Contest: Balance on a very thin wire
Joshua J. Goldman, MD, 2018 RAS Communications Committee essay winner, describes an incident when his commitment to being a surgeon conflicted with his personal wellness.
RAS-ACS Symposium essays: Residents describe the benefits and challenges of physician extenders in academic surgery
The topic of this year’s Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons Symposium was Physician Extenders in Academic Surgery: Integrated Partner or Parallel Player? The following are the second place essays submitted featuring views from both sides of the debate.
NPPs: Exploring their contribution and impact on resident education
The role of physician extenders in resident education is explored.
Physician extenders: Integrated members of surgical teams
Summarizes the benefits of APPs including reducing resident workload and enhanced patient care.
Bridging the autonomy gap in surgical training: An introduction
In this introduction to the annual RAS-ACS issue, the author describes the challenges associated with balancing resident autonomy with patient safety.
The autonomy crisis: A call to action for resident advocacy
Describes the surgeon’s role in advocacy-related efforts to enhance autonomy and summarizes regulations affecting medical training, including work-hour and billing restrictions.
