Systematic review of vascular surgery recruitment strategies for medical students and general surgery residents.

Objectives: Recruitment into the vascular surgery specialty is an imperative as the specialty faces significant demographic changes. Due to the changing dynamics in vascular surgery training pathways, we sought to review current literature on recruitment strategies and their effectiveness with medical students and general surgery residents.

Methods: A systematic search, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, was performed by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) databases for studies on vascular surgery recruitment methods for medical students and general surgery residents from inception of databases to December 31, 2021.

Recruiting trainees to surgery in the United States and Canadian system - What strategies are effective?

Background: There has been increasing concerns regarding the declining number of medical students entering surgical residencies. The aim of this study is to analyze strategies and outcomes to enhance recruitment to the surgical specialties.

Methods: A systematic literature PRISMA-based search was performed.