APDS Consensus Statement: Ideal Senior Medical Student Experiences for Preparedness for General Surgery Internship

Authors

Jennifer LaFemina, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jennifer.lafemina@umassmemorial.org.
Vanita Ahuja, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Adnan Alseidi, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Marcus Balters, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
Karen Brasel, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon.
Clarence Clark, Department of Surgery, Morehouse University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Keith A. Delman, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
David Farley, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota.
Brenessa Lindeman, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
Daniel Relles MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Mohsen Shabahang, Department of Surgery, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Vance Sohn, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University, Tacoma, Washington.
David Harrington, Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Publication Title

Journal of surgical education

E-ISSN

1878-7452

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics; Department of Surgery

Keywords

Entrustable professional activities, Graduate medical education, Onboarding, Surgery internship, Undergraduate medical education

Abstract

Guide optimal standards on ideal senior medical student experiences for preparedness for general surgery internship DESIGN: Work product of task force, approved by the Association of Program Directors in Surgery CONCLUSION: General surgery rotations should mirror the learning and working environment of a surgical intern. Opportunities should mimic the next phase of learning to help guide informed decisions regarding entrustability for entry into residency training. These opportunities will also help identify students who may have an aptitude for pursuing a general surgery internship. Students should achieve entrustability in Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs); curricula should align Core EPAs and modified American Board of Surgery EPAs to guide essential general surgery components. Experiences should include required night, holiday, and/or weekend shifts, a dedicated critical care experience, and a resident preparatory curriculum focusing on nontechnical and essential technical skills. We encourage the opportunity for additional surgical mentorship and subspecialty experience through Surgical Interest Groups or Surgical Honors or Specialty Tracks.

Volume

78

Issue

1

First Page

69

Last Page

75

DOI

10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.015

PubMed ID

32737002

Recommended Citation

LaFemina, J., Ahuja, V., Alseidi, A., Balters, M., Brasel, K., Clark, C., Delman, K. A., Farley, D., Lindeman, B., Relles, D., Shabahang, M., Sohn, V., & Harrington, D. (2021). APDS Consensus Statement: Ideal Senior Medical Student Experiences for Preparedness for General Surgery Internship. LVHN Scholarly Works. Retrieved from https://scholarlyworks.lvhn.org/research-historical-works/97
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.015