How long does it take to train a surgeon?

Gretchen Purcell Jackson; John L. Tarpley

Commentary

How long does it take to train a surgeon?

November 18, 2009

Jackson GP, Tarpley JL. BMJ. 2009;339:b4260.

View more articles from the same authors.

This commentary addresses the evidence on the effectiveness of limiting work hours and assesses the impact of the limitations on residents' development of surgical expertise and competency.

PubMed citation

Available at

Related editorial

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Toward a responsible future: recommendations for AI-enabled clinical decision support.

October 16, 2024

Key use cases for artificial intelligence to reduce the frequency of adverse drug events: a scoping review.

March 9, 2022

Patient safety indicators during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge in the United States.

March 27, 2024

Recommendations for the safe, effective use of adaptive CDS in the US healthcare system: an AMIA position paper.

April 21, 2021

The potential of artificial intelligence to improve patient safety: a scoping review.

March 31, 2021

The SAGES Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy program (FUSE): history, development, and purpose.

June 7, 2018

A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions.

November 17, 2010

Surgical training, duty-hour restrictions, and implications for meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies: views of surgical interns compared with program directors.

December 21, 2014

National cluster-randomized trial of duty-hour flexibility in surgical training.

February 14, 2017

Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general surgery interns.

July 3, 2014

Related Resources

How long does it take to train a surgeon?

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

How long does it take to train a surgeon?

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Already have a PSNet

Account?

New Users