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Is the Evaluation of the Personal Statement a Reliable Component of the General Surgery Residency Application?
06 February 2012
Bobbie Ann Adair White, Mark Sadoski, Scott Thomas, Mohsen Shabahang
Background: Each year, fourth-year medical students spend considerable time writing and rewriting their personal statements. However, there is little evidence of what role the personal statement plays...
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SEND IT: Study of E-Mail Etiquette and Notions from Doctors in Training
06 February 2012
Sarah Resendes, Thammi Ramanan, Angela Park, Brad Petrisor, Mohit Bhandari
Objectives: Worldwide, more than 247 billion e-mails are sent each day. Little empiric evidence is available to guide how e-mail presentation style, tone, and content affect e-mail recipients and whet...
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Implications of Current Resident Work-Hour Guidelines on the Future Practice of Surgery in Canada
06 February 2012
Adam A. Maruscak, Laura VanderBeek, Michael C. Ott, Stephen Kelly, Thomas L. Forbes
Objective: Work-hour restrictions have had a profound impact on surgical training. However, little is known of how work-hour restrictions may affect the future practice patterns of current surgical re...
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Basic Laparoscopic Training Using the Simbionix LAP Mentor: Setting the Standards in the Novice Group
06 February 2012
Martin W. von Websky, Martina Vitz, Dimitri A. Raptis, R. Rosenthal, P.A. Clavien, Dieter Hahnloser
Background: Virtual reality devices are becoming the backbone for laparoscopic training in surgery. However, without knowledge of the achievable metrics of basic training within the trainee group, the...
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A New Training Model for Adult Circumcision
27 January 2012
Mohamed Ismat Abdulmajed, Matthew Thomas, Iqbal S. Shergill
Background: Adult circumcision is an extremely common surgical operation. As such, we developed a simple model to teach junior doctors the various techniques of circumcision in a safe, reliable, and r...
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