Regarding 'association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) survey of program selection, knowledge acquisition, and education provided as viewed by vascular trainees from two different training paradigms'

摘要

The results of this exceedingly important survey1 point to a vital area for improvement in our training programs for vascular residents. It is not surprising that our residents indicate the business side of training as one of the areas that needs improvement. Almost 69% and 70% of integrated and independent residents, respectively, opined that they needed more education in this area. In a survey, 133 practicing vascular surgeons in a regional vascular society were asked to score their knowledge of 11 business related topics.2 The mean score of respondents was a dismal 7.7 out of a total of 20 maximum points achievable.