Surgical Education and Training in the US: a Collaborative Effort to Deliver the Next Generation of Surgeons

Hope T Jackson; Khashayar Vaziri; Barbara Lee Bass

doi:10.1007/s12262-021-03080-x

Surgical Education and Training in the US: a Collaborative Effort to Deliver the Next Generation of Surgeons

Indian J Surg. 2022 Apr;84(Suppl 1):183-192. doi: 10.1007/s12262-021-03080-x. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Authors

Hope T Jackson¹, Khashayar Vaziri¹, Barbara Lee Bass¹

Affiliation

¹ The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, 2300 I Street, NW, Washington, DC USA.

Abstract

The foundational principles of surgical training in the USA are based on didactic education, structured skill training, and experiential learning in surgical patient care with the supervision of surgical faculty. A consortium of professional organizations, academic institutions, and teaching hospitals with surgical faculty provide the structural framework, policies, and curriculum to train and evaluate surgeons capable of independent practice. This manuscript describes the roles of the organizations responsible for surgical training in the USA and highlights areas in evolution in the modern surgical education landscape.

Keywords: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; American Board of Surgery; American College of Surgeons; Surgical education; Surgical training.