Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, USA.
Surg Endosc. 2023 May;37(5):4005-4009. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09578-z. Epub 2022 Sep 8.
Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) fellowships are one of the largest non-ACGME post-residency training pathways. MIS programs are highly competitive, with only 68% of applicants in the 2021 cycle successfully matching into fellowship positions. An evaluation of MIS fellowship program websites is warranted to determine if applicants are receiving adequate information to meet their needs.
Using the Fellowship Council website, the authors identified 92 MIS fellowship programs that advertised open fellowships positions for general surgery residency graduates. These 92 fellowship websites were evaluated for 12 pre-identified variables based on published literature.
90% of websites included access to contact information for a program director/coordinator and 72% of websites displayed selection criteria; however, other recruitment information offered to applicants was limited. Only 25% of websites mentioned interview details, 34% of websites showcased current or past fellows, and 51% included a faculty directory. Regarding operative information, only 46% of MIS fellowship websites mentioned case volume, 23% mentioned locations of rotations, and 55% mentioned rotation schedule selection criteria. Didactic information was focused on research productivity with 80% of websites highlighting scholarly requirements; academic conferences were only mentioned in 40% of websites. Fellow wellness and career information was skipped on many websites, with 30% describing resident benefits and 16% dedicating a section to career development. Overall, the mean number of pre-identified variables present on a fellowship website was 6.57 ± 2.39 (54.75 ± 19.17%).
General surgery residents turn to program websites when evaluating MIS fellowships. Although websites contain adequate information on several variables evaluated in the study, information on benefits and career development, fellow and faculty support, and case volume were limited. By including relevant information, MIS fellowship websites can align with ACGME requirements, strengthen existing frameworks, and help display data that are important to applicants.
高级胃肠/微创外科（MIS）奖学金是继住院医师规范化培训之后最大的非美国毕业后医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）培训途径之一。MIS 项目竞争非常激烈，在 2021 年的招生周期中，只有 68%的申请者成功匹配到 fellowship 职位。因此，有必要对 MIS 奖学金项目的网站进行评估，以确定申请者是否获得了满足其需求的足够信息。
作者利用 Fellowship Council 网站，确定了 92 个广告招聘普外科住院医师毕业的 MIS 奖学金项目。根据已发表的文献，对这 92 个 fellowship 网站的 12 个预先确定的变量进行了评估。
90%的网站提供了与项目主任/协调员联系的方式，72%的网站展示了选择标准；然而，向申请者提供的其他招聘信息有限。只有 25%的网站提到了面试细节，34%的网站展示了当前或过去的研究员，51%的网站提供了教师名录。至于手术信息，只有 46%的 MIS 奖学金网站提到了手术量，23%的网站提到了轮转地点，55%的网站提到了轮转时间表的选择标准。教学信息主要集中在研究成果上，80%的网站强调学术要求；只有 40%的网站提到了学术会议。许多网站都忽略了研究员的健康和职业信息，30%的网站描述了住院医师的福利，16%的网站专门介绍了职业发展。总的来说，网站上存在的预先确定的变量的平均值为 6.57±2.39（54.75±19.17%）。
普外科住院医师在评估 MIS 奖学金时会访问项目网站。尽管网站上包含了研究中评估的几个变量的足够信息，但关于福利和职业发展、研究员和教师支持以及手术量的信息有限。通过包含相关信息，MIS 奖学金网站可以与 ACGME 的要求保持一致，加强现有框架，并帮助展示对申请者重要的数据。
