Qualities and characteristics of successfully matched North American HPB surgery fellowship candidates.
HPB (Oxford)
; 18(5): 479-84, 2016 05.
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| ID: mdl-27154813
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) fellowships in North America are difficult to secure with an acceptance rate of 1 in 3 applicants. Desirable characteristics in an HPB surgery applicant have not been previously reported. This study examines the perceptions of trainees and HPB program directors with regards to positive attributes in applicants for HPB fellowships.METHODS:
Parallel surveys were distributed by email with a web-link to current and recent HPB fellows in North America (from the past 5 years) with questions addressing the following domains surgical training, research experience, and mentorship. A similar survey was distributed to HPB fellowship program directors in North America requesting their opinion as to the importance of these characteristics in potential applicants.RESULTS:
32 of 60 of surveyed fellows and 21 of 38 of surveyed program directors responded between November 2014-February 2015. Fellows overall came from fairly diverse backgrounds (13/32 were overseas medical graduates) about one third of respondents having had some prior research experience. Program directors gave priority to the applicant's interview, curriculum vitae, and their recommendation letters (in order of importance). Both the surveyed fellows and program directors felt that the characteristics most important in a successful HPB fellowship candidate include interpersonal skills, perceived operative skills, and perceived fund of knowledge.CONCLUSION:
Results of this survey provide useful and practical information for trainees considering applying to an HPB fellowship program.
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Assunto principal:
Seleção de Pessoal
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório
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Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina
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Bolsas de Estudo
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Cirurgiões
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos