A novel 6-day cycle surgical pathology rotation improves resident satisfaction and maintains Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) milestone performance.

ABSTRACT: Surgical pathology residency training in the United States lags behind other specialties in quality control and graduated responsibility to train independent pathologists capable of seamlessly entering practice after training. We observed that our traditional 3-day-cycle surgical pathology cycle (day 1-grossing; day 2 -biopsies/frozens/preview; day 3 - sign-out) consistently and negatively impacted resident education by reducing preview time, case follow-up, immunohistochemical stain (IHC) interpretation, and molecular study integration. We aimed to create a modern surgical pathology rotation that improved performance and outcomes. We innovated our rotation to enhance resident education and ensure graduated responsibility. A novel 6-day cycle was created composed of 2 grossing days, 1 froz

SUBMITTER: Felicelli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature