Ob/Gyn resident self-perceived preparedness for minimally invasive surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very little is known regarding the readiness of senior U.S. Ob/Gyn residents to perform minimally invasive surgery. This study aims to evaluate the self-perceived readiness of senior Ob/Gyn residents to perform complex minimally invasive gynecologic surgery as well as their perceptions of the minimally invasive gynecologic surgery subspecialty.

Methods

We performed a national survey study of 3rd and 4th year Ob/Gyn residents. A novel 58-item survey was developed and sent to residency program directors and coordinators with the request to forward the survey link along to their senior residents.

Results

We received 158 survey responses with 84 (53.2%) responses coming from 4th year residents and 74 (46.8%) responses from 3rd year residents. Residents who trai

SUBMITTER: Klebanoff JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275515 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature