The Laparoscopy in Biliary Exploration Research and Training Initiative (LIBERTI) trial: simulator-based training for laparoscopic management of choledocholithiasis.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is equivalent in safety and efficacy to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) plus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) while decreasing number of procedures and length of stay (LOS). Despite these advantages LCBDE is infrequently utilized. We hypothesized that formal, simulation-based training in LCBDE would result in increased utilization and improve patient outcomes across participating institutions.

Implementation of a Standardized Sub-Intern Curriculum Improves Confidence for those Entering a Surgical Residency.

Objective: Medical students often feel underprepared entering surgical residency. We have previously reported the results of a sub-intern needs assessment (SINA) which informed the creation of a standardized sub-internship curriculum. We aimed to determine if implementation of this curriculum into students' scheduled rotations would improve student confidence in their abilities related to the AAMC Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency (CEPAERs).

Qualities of excellent resident and attending teachers recognized by medical students: A qualitative analysis of nominations for surgical clerkship teaching awards.

Background: Effective teaching positively impacts student experience during the surgical clerkship. We sought to better understand how medical students characterize excellent surgical educators and how these characteristics may differ between residents and attendings.

Methods: 289 nominations by third-year medical students for a surgical resident and attending teaching award were examined for thematic content using conventional content analysis.

A Targeted Needs Assessment for the Development of a Surgical Sub-internship Curriculum.

Objective: Medical students often feel inadequately prepared for the responsibilities of surgical internship because of insufficient exposure to resident responsibilities prior to starting residency. This lack of preparation may contribute to burnout and attrition early in residency. Sub-internships should provide these experiences.

Crowd-sourced hospital ratings are correlated with patient satisfaction but not surgical safety.

Background: Hospital reviews posted online by patients are unsolicited and less structured than Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys. The differences between online review platforms and their degrees of correlation with validated satisfaction and safety measures are unknown.

Methods: We identified 515 large acute care teaching hospitals in the United States.

Comparative Quantitative Lymph Node Assessment in Localized Esophageal Cancer Patients After R0 Resection With and Without Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy.

Introduction: The effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy on lymph node retrieval during esophagectomy for patients with esophageal cancer are unclear. The aim of this study was to quantify lymph node retrieval after R0 esophagectomy and to assess its impact on overall survival in induction therapy patients.

Methods: One hundred seventy-four consecutive patients underwent esophagectomy with or without induction therapy from 2008 to 2015 for esophageal cancer.