These findings may help programs improve structure their residency programs to maximize core competencies.
The structured format was easy to implement, requiring minimal faculty development time or residency program structure change.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty-hour requirements prompted program directors to rethink the organizational structure of their residency programs.
Because bariatric surgery includes a substantial component of general surgery, a thoughtful modification of general surgery residency program structure will have to occur to enable the expedited training without loss of core surgical competency.
Our residency program has 90 residents.
When asked about their residency program, 14% of residence would consider changing their training program.
The purpose of this study was to characterize the duty hours associated modifications made to the educational and patient care structure of obstetrics and gynecology residency programs, and the relationship of these modifications to residency program setting and size.
Internationally, some degree and clinical residency programs incorporate structured research training (e.g., USA), whilst other professional organizations are promoting initiatives to make pharmacists "research ready" [ 33].
In collaboration with Autodesk at the Pier 9 Residency program in San Francisco, Karle created "Regenerative Reliquary" to ask questions about the possibility of changing the structure of our bodies and of building with cells and bone.
