Background: There is increasing attention on enhancing surgical trainee performance and
competency. The purpose of this review is to identify characteristics and themes related to …

There is a need to consider the impact of the new resident-hours regulations on the variety
of aspects of medical education and patient care. Most existing literature about this subject …

Introduction Previous data examining the effect of gender on surgical trainee autonomy is
lacking. We hypothesized that female general surgery residents have less autonomy than …

Importance A critical balance is sought between faculty supervision, appropriate resident
autonomy, and patient safety in the operating room. Variability in the release of supervision …

Importance As the surgical education paradigm transitions to entrustable professional
activities, a better understanding of the factors associated with resident entrustability are …

Objective: This study aimed to identify the empirical processes and evidence that expert
surgical teachers use to determine whether to take over certain steps or entrust the resident …

Introduction Use of robotic-assisted surgery is increasing, and resident involvement may
lead to higher costs. We investigated whether senior resident involvement in noncomplex …

Objective: To determine the association between intraoperative entrustment and personality
alignment. Summary Background Data: For surgical residents, achieving operative …

Background The Early Specialization Program (ESP) in surgery was designed by the
American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the Residency …

Background Recent limits imposed on autonomy have raised concern regarding the quality
of medical training. The impact of autonomy on medical education has not been …