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Reflections on women in surgery
As I reflect upon the past year, 2018 has certainly made a mark for addressing burnout among medical professionals, enforcing wellness, and targeting implicit and explicit gender bias in medicine and surgery. Dr. Laura Drudi Looking back, I entered surgery…
Taking a leap of faith
After a grueling first two years of surgical residency, I welcomed with open arms my surgical research years. Junior surgical residency was arguably the toughest years of my training to date. Long hours at the hospital; the uncertainty of being…
Residency is like an IRONMAN
At the end of my junior surgical residency years, I was in a pretty bad physical and mental space. With resident coverage shortages, long hours, chronic fatigue, and personal pressures to perform and shine, I wound up digging myself into…
Commentary: Should board exams include a technical skill assessment? A European perspective
The incidence of vascular diseases is steadily increasing because of an aging population. Vascular surgery is the only specialty that can offer all modalities of vascular therapy (endovascular, open, and conservative). It is therefore necessary to ensure implementation of all…
General surgeons getting less vascular training
Vascular surgery fellow case logs reflect an increase in endovascular interventions, but general surgery residents may be missing out on training opportunities, according to a study of national case data. In addition, general surgery residents saw a decrease in open…
Vascular: The Final Frontier – Pushing vascular science where no science has gone before
Space is truly a magical place, enchanting philosophers, scientists, artists and dreamers. From ancient civilizations that found pantheons of gods among the stars, to novelist Andy Weir’s visionary tale of human efforts to colonize Mars recently portrayed in the movie…
Analysis finds 28.8% prevalence of depression in residents
The estimated prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 28.8% among residents and interns worldwide in a meta-analysis of 54 studies of the issue, according to a report published online December 8 in JAMA. The depression rate ranged from 20.9%…
The six Ps of vascular surgery
Vascular Surgery has evolved to balance clinical medicine, open and minimally invasive surgical interventions, and innovation into a unique career where technological advancement is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in surgical capabilities. Being awed and inspired by…
Private-academic surgeon salary gap raises concerns Lifestyle choice important Not just the money
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Academic surgeons earn an average of 10% or $1.3 million less in gross income across their lifetime than surgeons in private practice, an analysis shows. Some surgical specialties fare better than others, with academic neurosurgeons…
The 10,000-hour rule
In 2002, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME, rocked traditional residency training paradigms by proposing a regulated residency call schedule.1 Revised standards were implemented in 2011 throughout the United States prohibiting first-year residents from spending more than…