Resource Guides: Medical Student Resources: Surgery

Surgery

Acute care surgery: now that we have built it, will they come?
Coleman JJ, Esposito TJ, Rozycki GS, Feliciano DV.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Feb;74(2):463-8;

Acute Care Surgery

Surgery

General Surgery

To be or not to be a general surgeon.
Margreiter R
Annals of Surgery. 2011. 254(5): 679-83
Graduate education in general surgery and its related specialties and subspecialties in the United States.
Bell RH
World Journal of Surgery. 2008. 32(10): 2178-84
Attitudes, training experiences, and professional expectations of US general surgery residents: a national survey.
Yeo H, Viola K, Berg D, Lin Z, Nunez-Smith M, Cammann C, Bell RH Jr, Sosa JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA
JAMA. 2009. 302(12): 1301-8.
Erratum in: JAMA. 2009. 302(21): 2322
Graduate medical education in surgery in the United States.
Bell RH, Banker MB, Rhodes RS, Biester TW, & Lewis FR
The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2007. 84(4): 811-23, v-vi
The impending disappearance of the general surgeon
Fischer JE
JAMA. 2007. 298(18):2191-3.
The changing face of the general surgeon: National and local trends in resident operative experience.
Eckert M, CuadradoD, Steele S, Brown T, Beekley A, & Martin M
American Journal of Surgery. 2010. 199(5): 652-656
What will become of the general surgeon?
Stephens DJ, Wang WN, & Wallack MK
The American Surgeon. 2011. 77(3): 270-272
Preparing medical students to enter surgery residencies.
Naylor RA, Hollett LA, Castellvi A, Valentine RJ, & Scott DJ
American Journal of Surgery. 2010. 199(1): 105-109
Factors dominating choice of surgical specialty.
Reed CE, Vaporciyan AA, Erikson C, Dill MJ, Carpenter AJ, Guleserian KJ, & Merrill WH
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010. 120(3): 319-324
Role models and mentors in surgery.
Healy NA, Cantillon P, MaloneC, Kerin MJ
American Journal of Surgery. 2012. 204(2) 256-61
Medical student subinternships in surgery: characterization and needs assessment.
Lindeman BM, Lipsett PA, Alseidi A, Lidor AO
American Journal of Surgery. 2013. 205(2): 175-81.
Characteristics of highly ranked applicants to general surgery residency programs.
Stain SC, Hiatt JR, Ata A, Ashley SW, Roggin KK, Potts JR, Moore RA, Galante JM, Britt LD, Deveney KE, Ellison EC. JAMA Surg. 2013 May;148(5):413-7.
Discrepancies in training satisfaction and program completion among 2662 categorical and preliminary general surgery residents.
Sullivan MC, Yeo H, Roman SA, Jones AT, Bell RH Jr, Sosa JA. Ann Surg. 2013 Jun;257(6):1174-80.
Career outcomes of nondesignated preliminary general surgery residents at an academic surgical program
Ahmad R, Mullen JT.
J Surg Educ. 2013 Nov-Dec;70(6):690-5.

Surgery

Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery

Factors affecting interest in cardiothoracic surgery: Survey of North American general surgery residents.
Vaporciyan AA, Reed CD, Erickson C, Dill MJ, Carpenter AJ, Guleserian KJ, & Merrill W
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009. 137(5): 1054-1062
Thoracic surgery workforce: Report of STS/AATS thoracic surgery practice and access task force--snapshot 2010
Shemin RJ, Ikonomidis JS
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012. 143(1): 39-46. 46. e1-6
"Back to the future" : Recruiting the best and brightest into cardiothoracic surgery
Kim AW, Reddy RM, Higgins RS, & Joint Council for Thoracic Surgical Education Subcommittee Best and Brightest
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010. 140(3): 503-504
The 2010 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association workforce survey report: a view from the trenches.
Sarkaria IS, Carr SR, MacIver RH, Whitson BA, Joyce DL, Stulak J, Mery CM, Guitron J, Singh RR, Mettler B, Turek JW
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011. 92(6): 2062-70

Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Colorectal procedures: what proportion is performed by American board of colon and rectal surgery-certified surgeons?
Etzioni DA, Cannom RR, Madoff RD, Ault GT, Beart RW Jr.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2010. May;53(5):713-20.
Colon and rectal surgeons--are there enough?
Schoetz DJ Jr.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2010. May; 53(5): 707-8
Colorectal surgery.
Birnbaum E
American Journal of Surgery. 2007. 193(1): 125-6
What impact might general surgery practice patterns of colon and rectal surgeons have on future training?
Chu KM, Schoetz D.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2007 50(8):1250-4.

Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric surgery: a career choice.
Walsh D
American Journal of Surgery. 2010. 199(2): 275-7
Training general surgery residents in pediatric surgery: educational value vs time and cost.
Lee SL, Sydorak RM, Applebaum H
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2009. 4491): 164-8
Success in the Pediatric Surgery Match: a suvey of the 2010 pool.
Bares A, Baird R, Puligandia PS
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2011. 46(5): 957-61
Analysis of the pediatric surgery match: factors predicting outcome.
Fraser JD, Aguayo P, St. Peter S, Ostle DJ, Holcomb GW 3rd, Andrews WA, Murphy JP, Sharp RJ, Snyder CL
Pediatric Surgery International. 2011. 27(11): 1239-44

Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgery career resource
Harthun NL, Gahtan V
American Journal of Surgery. 2011. 201(2):269-71
Recruiting strategies for potential 0+5 vascular residency applicants.
Illig KA, Kalata E, Reed A, Glass C, Gillespie DL
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2012. 26(1):1-9. Epub 2011 Jul 20
Vascular surgery training and its relationship to other surgical specialties.
Tsekouras N, Avgerinos ED, Moulakakis K, Papasideris C, Giannakopoulos T, Liapis CD
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Torino). 2011. 52(1):47-51
Vascular surgery knowledge and exposure obtained during medical school and the potential impact on career decisions.
Singh N, Causey W, Brounts L, Clouse WD, Curry T, Andersen C
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2010. 51(1):252-8. Epub 2009 Nov 24.
Recruiting women to vascular surgery and other surgical specialties.
Dageforde LA, Kibbe M, Jackson GP
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2013. 57(1): 262-7