title: Smaller pieces of the hysterectomy pie: current challenges in resident surgical education.
abstract: Residents in obstetrics and gynecology are increasingly confronted with a wider range of techniques that must be mastered to perform hysterectomy, including abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. This is accompanied by a decrease in the number of hysterectomies performed annually. Possible solutions to the dilemma created for surgical teaching includes a comprehensive program evaluating surgical competency by establishing numbers needed to achieve competency for specific major procedures.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Residency Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology , Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. spulliam@partners.org
authors.forename: Samantha J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pulliam
authors.forename: Lori R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency