Invited commentary – Parental leave policies in general surgery residencies

Transparent, accessible, and uniform parental leave policies should be the expectation for prospective parents in surgical training. In this article “Parental Leave Policies in General Surgery Residencies,” Engelbrecht-Wiggans and colleagues evaluate the online availability of parental leave policies for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited General Surgery residency programs throughout the United States.1 W hile simplistic in design, this study presents important data that highlight just how far we are from achieving these basic goals.
Source: American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Invited Commentary Source Type: research