Optimum anastomosis angle of end-to-side microsurgical anastomosis for preventing future shear-related risk of thrombosis by computationalmodeling.

End-to-side (ETS) microsurgical anastomosis is a powerful technique in microsurgery. It can overcome vessel's diameter discrepancy and preserve the distal blood flow. Optimal angle of the ETS anastomosis has been debated and studied, and is currently limited to animal models.

An approach to achieve tension-free closure and mitigate recurrence in the management of recurrent cervical keloids.

Keloid is a burdensome condition that negatively affects patient's quality of life. It is influenced by a spectrum of risk factors, including tension. We propose an approach to address the tension-free closure and optimize surgical outcomes in neck keloid.

Robotic Cholecystectomy Is a Safe Educational Alternative to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy During General Surgical Training: A Pilot Study.

Objective: The role of robotic surgery in general surgery (GS) continues to expand. Several programs have integrated robotic-based simulators and models into surgical education; however, residents' robotic experience in the operating room is currently limited. We sought to assess the safety and feasibility of robotic cholecystectomy (RC) when independently performed by GS chief residents.

Accurate surgical skills evaluation: Does it mandate raters have a medical background?

Background: Surgeons rarely have time to assess/rate trainee performance. From a 10 year-experience of implementing OSCE style assessments, we hypothesize that the accurate scoring of interns in selected tests is not affected by the rater's medical background.

Methods: A prospective collection of quantitative scoring data by both medical school graduates and college students was compared.

Surgery Website as a 24/7 Adjunct to a Surgical Curriculum.

Objective: Successfully teaching duty hour restricted trainees demands engaging learning opportunities. Our surgical educational website and its associated assets were assessed to understand how such a resource was being used.

Design: Our website was accessible to all Mayo Clinic employees via the internal web network.

At Home Preresidency Preparation for General Surgery Internship: A Pilot Study.

Objective: To create a novel "at-home" preresidency preparatory adjunct for medical students entering surgical residency.

Design: Preparatory resources were mailed to match medical students before residency matriculation in 2015. This included "how-to" videos, low-cost models, and surgical instruments for 5 "stations" (arterial blood gas analysis, anatomy and imaging knowledge, knot tying ability, and suturing dexterity) of our program's biannual general surgery intern objective assessment activity (Surgical Olympics: total 13 stations, 10 points each).