Advanced GastroInstestinal(GI) Surgery Training in Residency and Fellowship.
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The aim of this anonymous survey is to identify who teaches GI procedures to general surgical residents during residency training and understand the need as well as desire for an Advanced Surgical GI fellowship amongst senior surgical residents. We also hope to identify the self-reported level of comfort of senior general surgery residents in completing both common and complex GI procedures.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All fourth and fifth year general surgery residents in accredited Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education(ACGME) general surgery residency programs in the United States. Exclusion Criteria: All junior general surgical residents (third year residents through interns) will be excluded from the study.