Consequences of Legal Infractions on the General Surgery Residency Application Process.

Objective: Alcohol and drug-related legal infractions are common among college and medical students. The objective of this work is to quantify the influence of these legal infractions on program directors (PDs) when making decisions on applicants to general surgery residencies.

Design: A convenience sample of 72 PDs with publicly accessible email addresses were electronically sent a previously piloted survey tool.

Teaching Before, During, and After a Surgical Resuscitation.

Teaching during a surgical resuscitation can be difficult due to the infrequency of these events. Furthermore, when these events do occur, the trainee can experience cognitive overload and an overwhelming amount of stress, thereby impairing the learning process. The emergent nature of these scenarios can make it difficult for the surgical educator to adequately teach.

Open in Case of SOAP Emergency: Preparation for and Recovery after Failing to Match.

Failing to secure an internship is an extremely stressful event. In this manuscript we describe a process to prepare students for success, should they fail to match. This process involves an assessment of individual vulnerability, implementing mitigation strategies, developing a comprehensive plan in the event of failing to match, that is executed if the student needs to enter the Supplemental Offer Acceptance Program (SOAP) or the "scramble".