Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Jon Quach, Joanne Tarasuik, Amanda Kvalsvig
Learning trajectories of children with special health care needs across the severity spectrum
Academic pediatrics
since development integrated plastic reconstructive surgery prs residency training programs established diverse methods incorporating general surgery training graduate medical education programs questioned necessary duration timing training aim study assess landscape general surgery exposure integrated prs residency programs thirtysix integrated prs residency programs included based availability postgraduate year pgylevel rotation data rotations measured units weeks descriptive titles maintained advertised program individual general surgery rotations also categorized either prsaligned american board plastic surgery abps required clinical rc abps strongly suggested ss statistical analyses carried relative proportions subcategory 2 parent groups 36 programs evaluated required general surgery rotations years pgy 1 2 pgy3 69 programs required general surgery pgy6 25 limited 4 6week rotations burn breast trauma looking across 6 years 312 weeks training total minimum number weeks spent general surgery rotations 32 maximum number 119 average 61 weeks 21programs subcategorized 2 groups based whether spent n 16 less n 20 net average number weeks abps rc ss rotations significant difference found relative proportion prsaligned general surgery across groups programs 60 weeks general surgery relatively greater proportion abps rc ss rotations data demonstrate exists significant variability overall duration general surgery training across integrated prs training programs controlling overall general surgery exposure variables interest like prsaligned exposure compatibility abps requirements found discernable educational model patterns explain observed range exposure results warrant reexamination ideal general surgery track within integrated plastic surgery training model optimizes training prs resident