Tag Archive for ‘surgical training’
Letters to the Editor
The following comments were received regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin.
Practicing primary palliative care: A call to action
The surgical patient populations with unmet palliative care needs are identified and the validity of training clinicians in providing this care, particularly as part of an interdisciplinary team, is described.
ACS delegation visits Israel
An ACS delegation to Israel describes the challenges facing the country’s health care system as well its innovative approaches to providing care in times of conflict.
ACS leaders visit Cuba, discover opportunities for collaboration
Members of the ACS delegation that traveled to Cuba last spring outline the strengths and challenges of the country’s health care system.
Letters to the Editor
Correspondence and feedback regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin are featured on this month’s letters page.
PreOp program: Can we achieve a “trickle-up” effect?
This article describes the PreOp program—a preclinical surgical exposure initiative—and how it successfully offers increased surgical exposure to first-year medical students by providing preliminary data from an ongoing longitudinal study of this program.
TTP Program positions still available for 2015–2016 academic year
Several institutions participating in the ACS Transition to Practice (TTP) Program still have Associate positions available for the 2015–2016 academic year.
The e-volution of the 21st century surgeon
This article highlights the effects of advanced surgical technology—including the expansive growth of minimally invasive procedures across surgical specialties and the increasing number of robot-assisted operations—on health cre delivery and evolving patient expectations.
Looking forward – May 2014
In this month’s column, Dr. Hoyt highlights trends in operating room procedures, and describes the possible implications of these developments.
Remembering Hank
The lasting impact of Henry T. Bahnson, MD, FACS, a Past-President of the College, is detailed in this month’s column.
Looking forward – April 2014
An update on the College’s Transition to Practice Program in General Surgery is the focus of Dr. Hoyt’s column this month, including a closer look at two institutions currently pilot testing the program.
The ACS NSQIP Quality In-Training Initiative: Educating residents to ensure the future of optimal surgical care
This article describes the ACS NSQIP® Quality In-Training Initiative and its three objectives: adaptation of ACS NSQIP data for use in graduate surgical education, development of a national quality improvement curriculum, and the creation of a culture in surgical education that emphasizes quality conscientiousness.
Letters to the Editor
The following comments were received regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin.
A Regent’s perspective
James K. Elsey, MD, FACS, Regental liaison to the Advisory Council for Rural Surgery discusses his experiences as a rural surgeon and offers potential solutions to the problems with recruiting and training surgeons to practice in a nonurban environment.
Letters to the Editor
The following comments were received regarding recent articles published in the Bulletin.
Maximizing postgraduate surgical education in the future
Most practicing surgeons agree that their surgical residency was the most exciting time of their medical career.
