Resident Perspectives on the Value of Rural General Surgery Rotations: It's Not Just About the Cases.

Purpose: Understand the scope of cases that residents participate in during rural general surgery rotations and the value residents and program directors find in such rotations. In turn, our goal is to add to the ongoing conversation the value exposure to rural surgery brings to surgery training.

Methods: Qualitative study analyzed reviews of residents' self-reported case lists and field notes from exit interviews with the site director.

Why Interested Surgeons Are Not Choosing Rural Surgery: What Can We Do Now?

Background: There is a growing deficit of rural surgeons, and preparation to meet this need is inadequate. More research into stratifying factors that specifically influence choice in rural versus urban practice is needed.

Methods: An institutional review board-approved survey related to factors influencing rural practice selection and increasing rural recruitment was distributed through the American College of Surgeons.

US Rural Surgeons Leading During COVID-19: Where Are They Now?

Rural surgeons from disparate areas of the United States report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities as the virus has spread across the country. The pandemic has brought significant changes to the professional, economic, and social lives of the individual surgeons and their communities.

US Rural Surgeon Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leadership in a Time of Crisis.

Nine surgeons from rural and remote communities in the United States share early experiences preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic. Relating experiences remarkably different from health care providers in urban areas in America most affected by the first stages of the outbreak, they tell the challenges of organizing resources in facilities already struggling with poverty-stricken communities far from established health care resources and supplies. From Alaska to Appalachia and the Navajo Nation to the rural midwest, they show the leadership and professionalism that exemplify rural surgery.

Simulation training for the endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a nationwide survey of rural surgeons' needs and preferences analysis.

Background: Published needs analyses of rural surgeons have identified a need for training in the endoscopic management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). The study aim was to survey rural surgeons regarding their requirements and preferences for a simulation model on which they could rehearse the endoscopic management of NVUGIB.

Methods: Rural surgeons were contacted via the American College of Surgery Advisory Council listserv and invited to complete an online survey.