Education and the General Surgeon, An Issue of Surgical Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 101-4 - July 9, 2021
- Editor: Paul J. Schenarts
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 3 7 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 3 7 3 - 0
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- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Biology and Psychology of Surgical Learning
- Key points
- The neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of memory and learning
- Types of memory
- Neuronal wiring: The anatomic manifestation of learning
- Anatomy and physiology of memory retrieval
- Observational learning and future research
- Information processing and cognitive load
- Knowledge retrieval
- Adult teaching and learning
- Impact of sleep on the biophysiology of memory and learning
- Impact of stress on the biophysiology of memory and learning
- The biology of implicit bias
- Summary
- Teaching on Rounds and in Small Groups
- Key points
- Teaching on rounds
- Teaching in small groups
- Disclosure
- Effective Large Group Teaching for General Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- How to create an effective lecture
- Additional factors that improve the effectiveness of lectures
- Nontraditional large group education
- Summary
- Teaching and Evaluating Nontechnical Skills for General Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Historical perspective
- Definitions and key terms
- Teaching and evaluating nontechnical skills
- The risks of overemphasizing nontechnical skills
- Future directions
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Intraoperative Teaching and Evaluation in General Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- A framework for teaching in the operating room
- Evaluation of operative performance
- Summary
- Disclosure
- General Surgery Resident Autonomy: Truth and Myth
- Key points
- Introduction
- The current state of autonomy
- Why is autonomy important?
- Barriers to resident autonomy
- How can autonomy in general surgery training be supported?
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Early Detection and Remediation of Problem Learners
- Key points
- Introduction
- Defining a problem learner
- Types of Problem Learners
- Senior Problem Learner
- Program-level assessment and remediation strategies
- When and how to intervene?
- Challenges in remediation
- Not all can be remediated: success of remediation and attrition
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Maintaining Wellness and Instilling Resilience in General Surgeons
- Key points
- The origins of modern wellness
- Defining wellness and identifying burnout
- The evolution of surgical training and its impact on wellness
- Beyond duty hours: toward an emphasis on physician well-being
- Wellness: the next steps
- What is resilience and why do we care?
- Personal psychological factors
- Social factors
- Instilling resilience
- Summary
- Medical Student Selection
- Key points
- Introduction
- Graduation and attrition of medical students
- Personal statement
- School-specific essays
- Social media
- Letters of recommendation
- Interview process
- Differences in application to type of medical school
- Enrollment management models
- Summary
- Attracting the Best Students to a Surgical Career
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Evidence-Based Selection of Surgical Residents
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Value of Standardized Testing in Surgical Training
- Key points
- Background
- Defining standardized testing
- Creating a standardized examination
- Historical context for standardized testing in surgical training
- Purpose of standardized testing in surgical training
- Descriptions of examples of standardized testing in surgical education
- Identifying potential areas for improvement
- Looking forward
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Integration of Educational Technology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Administrative databases
- Delivery
- Video conferencing
- Cloud-based storage
- Survey and data collection
- Summary
- Continuing Medical Education and Lifelong Learning
- Key points
- Introduction
- American College of Graduate Medical Education 6 core competencies
- Maintenance of certification
- American Board of Surgery and continuous certification
- Lifelong learning
- Lifelong learning throughout surgeons’ careers
- Simulation
- Surgical coaching
- Morbidity and mortality conferences
- Communities of practice and pursuit of expertise
- Continuous professional development
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 101-4
- Published: July 9, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323813747
- eBook ISBN: 9780323813730
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Paul J. Schenarts
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska