Does Surgeon Volume Impact Morbidity Following Parathyroidectomy? A Study of 16,140 Parathyroidectomies from the UK Registry of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery (UKRETS) Database.

Background: Outcomes in endocrine surgery have been shown to improve with surgeon volume. We aimed to study the effect of surgeon volume on morbidity following parathyroidectomy.

Methods: UKRETS data from 2004 to 2019 was studied.

Improving undergraduate education in surgical paediatrics using near-peer assisted learning tutorials.

Introduction: Near-peer assisted learning (NPAL) has been welcomed in recent years as a favourable method for teaching medical students. It has proven advantages for both the educator and the learner. As such it was identified as an ideal approach for delivering the local curriculum within a paediatric surgical setting.