Publications by authors named "J Berumen"
Importance: Since work-hour restrictions were instituted in 2003, sustainably complying with duty-hour regulations remains a challenge for general surgery residency programs across the nation.
Objective: To determine whether industry-based process improvement techniques could be leveraged to increase compliance with work-hour restrictions within a general surgery residency.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This quality improvement project using Lean methodology was conducted from October to November of the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
Background: Burnout is a proven challenge in surgeons and surgical trainees, associated with higher rates of attrition compared to other medical specialties. Here we report the impact of a mental performance coaching program as it relates to surgery trainee wellbeing.
Methods: A mixed-format mental performance coaching program was implemented at a large academic medical center's general surgery residency over a single academic year.
Background: Alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature death globally, but there is no large-scale prospective evidence from Mexico.
Methods: The Mexico City Prospective Study recruited 150 000 adults aged 35 years or older between 1998 and 2004. Participants were followed up until Oct 1, 2022 for cause-specific mortality.
Objective: The American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) is an important factor in general surgery resident career development. The use of practice question banks for ABSITE preparation improves exam scores and completing more practice questions results in higher scores. The objective of this study is to describe the design of a novel, team-based ABSITE competition implemented into our residency program and analyze its effect on exam performance.
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