Awareness and Perceptions of Flexibility in Surgical Training: Insights From a National Survey of Surgical Fellowship Program Directors
Most fellowship PDs favorably perceive incorporating greater flexibility into the structure of GS residency training but lack awareness of the FIST paradigm. While participation in FIST is not prioritized in evaluating fellowship applicants, participating trainees may be viewed by PDs as having greater subspecialty-specific knowledge and skills upon entering fellowship.
Authors
- Judith C. French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-8376)
- Paul E. Wise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-7913)
- Michael M. Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-7050)
- Mary E. Klingensmith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-6338)
- Darren R. Cullinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-212X)
- Ariana Naaseh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-2789)
- Katharine E. Caldwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-9521)
- Steven Tohmasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-6692)
- Jordan Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7759-8317)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of surgical education
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103756
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01