Surgical trainee perceptions of a 'surgeon of the week' system contrasted with a traditional on-call model: the impact on surgical education, patient safety and trainee quality of life

Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Apr;192(2):805-806. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03036-4. Epub 2022 May 27.

Authors

Enda Hannan¹, Mohammad Fahad Ullah², Gerard Feeney², John Calvin Coffey^{2

3}, Colin Peirce^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, St Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle, Co Limerick, Ireland. endahannan@rcsi.com.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, St Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle, Co Limerick, Ireland.
³ School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

PMID: 35622187
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-022-03036-4

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute care surgery; Emergency general surgery; On call; Surgeon of the week; Surgical training.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate
General Surgery* / education
Humans
Patient Safety
Quality of Life
Surgeons*