Development of a Near Peer Clinical Anatomy Review Session during the Surgery Clerkship: Pre- and Post-Test Results among Third Year Medical Students.

Introduction: Our institution created a review of anatomy relevant to general surgery for third-year medical students. This study was designed to evaluate this review program and determine if participation increased third-year medical students' anatomy knowledge and confidence identifying anatomical structures in the operating room.

Methods: A formalin-embalmed cadaver-based review of anatomy was created and taught in near-peer fashion to third-year medical students.

Patient Perspectives of Rural Kansas Maternity Care.

Introduction: Pregnant women in rural areas face a unique set of challenges due to geographic maldistribution of obstetric services. The perspectives of rural Kansas women were sought regarding experience of birth and satisfaction with maternity care.

Methods: Medical student research assistants facilitated discussion groups and structured interviews in rural Kansas communities distributed throughout the state with women who had an uncomplicated delivery in the last 24 months.

Chief Resident Indirect Supervision in Training Safety Study: Is a Chief Resident General Surgery Service Safe for Patients?

Objective: There has been concern expressed amongst the medical educational community regarding the readiness of general surgery residents in the United States to be competent practicing attendings upon graduation and that limited autonomy may be a contributing factor to this unpreparedness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an RRC-accredited general surgery residency chief resident acute care surgery service with indirect supervision of cases in terms of safety and outcomes compared to traditional general surgeon cases with direct supervision. The study focused on common general surgical procedures, specifically cholecystectomies, appendectomies, and inguinal and ventral hernia repairs.