Evolution of Learning Styles in Surgery Comparing Residents and Teachers: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies confirm a relationship between learning style and medical career choice in the learning style patterns observed in distinct types of residency programs. Such patterns can also be applied to general surgery, from medical school to the latest stages of training. Aligning teaching strategies with the predominant learning styles in surgical residency programs has the potential to make training more effective.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the learning styles of general surgery residents and professors in a Brazilian teaching hospital and compare the results with the existing literature.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a teaching hospital of a public university in Brazil. Thirty-four general surgery residents of any year o

SUBMITTER: Gouvea Silva G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12080965 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature