Competency-Based Medical Education and Breast Disease.

Description The future delivery of high quality, patient-centered breast care is fundamentally dependent on how we train the next generation of breast care providers. As medical educators, we have a tremendous opportunity to transform how clinical skills related to breast care are taught and assessed and thereby, improve breast patient outcomes. This article reviews the current state of education and ideas for implementing a learner-specific, competency-based curriculum to teach breast care skills.

Construct validity of a novel, objective evaluation tool for the basics of open laparotomy training using a simulated model.

Background: We describe initial success in designing and implementing an objective evaluation for opening and closing a simulated abdomen.

Methods: (1) An assessment for laparotomy was created using peer-reviewed literature, texts, and the input of academic surgeons nationally; (2) the assessment was evaluated for construct validity, comparing the videotaped performance of laparotomy by surgical experts and novices on a viscoelastic model; and (3) the basics of open laparotomy training (BOLT) curriculum was piloted with junior residents to evaluate efficacy at improving performance.

Results: Experts performed better than novices opening (.

WISE-MD usage among millennial medical students.

Background: E-learning is increasingly common in undergraduate medical education. Internet-based multimedia materials should be designed with millennial learner utilization preferences in mind for maximal impact.

Methods: Medical students used all 20 Web Initiative for Surgical Education of Medical Doctors modules from July 1, 2013 to October 1, 2013.

A 5-year review of feedback on the Philadelphia-area mock ABS certifying examination.

Objectives: The American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination (ABSCE) is an oral examination designed to evaluate a resident׳s ability to apply their cognitive knowledge to manage a broad range of clinical problems. In this study, we analyze our 5-year experience with a Philadelphia-wide mock oral examination (PMOE).

Setting: The PMOE is organized by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and offered annually to all postgraduate year 4/5 residents from the 8 participating Philadelphia general surgery programs.

Role of robotic-assisted surgery in benign esophageal diseases.

Laparoscopic treatment of benign esophageal conditions is technically complex with several inherent limitations. Robotic-assisted surgery provides technical improvement and helps to overcome some of these limitations. We therefore report a single surgeon's experience in management of benign esophageal diseases by robotic-assisted surgery.

Squamous cell carcinoma in an African American with discoid lupus erythematosus: a case report and review of the literature.

Discoid lupus is an autoimmune disorder with primarily cutaneous manifestations. Carcinomatous changes in discoid lupus can lead to the development of squamous cell carcinoma. While this most often occurs in Caucasians, the presented patient is an African American.