Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Procedural Skills Training: Survey of Vascular Surgery Program directors about Extracurricular Vascular Surgical Educational Courses for Vascular Trainees

This analysis of the survey results from the vascular surgery PD/APDs across the country shows that 70% of PD/APDs felt that their trainees would benefit from additional educational courses. When asked about their wishes for these educational courses, 35% reported mock oral exams and 31% reported cadaver dissections as the highlights of these programs. The majority of the PD/APDs, 46% felt that regional meetings are the best place to hold educational courses and have these events sponsored by industry.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research