Resident Views on Vascular Ultrasonography Education: A Canadian Perspective

With the requirement to obtain RPVI certification as of 2014 in American vascular surgery programs, formal vascular ultrasound (VUS) training is expected in vascular surgery training. Canadian programs, however, do not have the same credentialing requirements, and not all programs have formal VUS training. We sought to determine whether Canadian trainees desire additional VUS training, how this training should be delivered, and what role they see VUS playing in their future practice.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 24, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael D. Clemente, Douglas Wooster, Elizabeth Wooster Tags: Abstract from the 2014 Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Source Type: research