Defining the Role of a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director: Results of a National Cross-sectional Survey

• Published in: The American surgeon Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 9 - 12
• Main Authors: Tavakoli, Natasha, Demeter, Natalie E., Burke, Rita V., Chen, Mike K., Upperman, Jeffrey S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2016; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; California; Cross-Sectional Studies; Education; Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration; Fellowships and Scholarships - organization & administration; Female; General Surgery - education; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Male; Medical residencies; Middle Aged; Pediatrics; Personal Satisfaction; Physician Executives - organization & administration; Physician's Role; Response rates; Surgery; Teaching; California
• ISSN: 0003-1348; 1555-9823
• DOI: 10.1177/000313481608200106

On February 22, 2012, the ACGME announced plans to transform medical residency programs to equip future physicians with skills necessary to thrive in the evolving healthcare system. Consistent with our findings, many PDs do not have a formal education or credential in teaching and instead learn to teach on the job through trial and error.2 To our knowledge, the impact of this lack of formal training in education on trainees has not been studied; however, it has been shown that junior faculty surgeons are perceived by trainees to be more effective teachers than senior faculty.4 When directly measuring teaching ability, junior faculty surgeons performed better in operating room teaching, clinical teaching, and overall teaching when compared with those in practice for more than five years.4 Therefore, educational skills should be emphasized throughout the surgical career.