title: Innovation in pediatric surgical education.
abstract: Pediatric surgical training in the United States remained basically unchanged from the model developed by Ladd and Gross in the 1930s until recently. Standardized curriculum and novel evaluation methods are now being implemented. Pediatric Surgical education is currently undergoing a transition to competency-based evaluation and promotion. Unfortunately, there is little data on the efficacy of these changes. This presents an opportunity for further study of how we conduct training, and how we evaluate and promote our trainees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine/Children׳s Healthcare of Atlanta, 1405 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine/Children׳s Healthcare of Atlanta, 1405 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. Electronic address: mwulkan@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wulkan
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*
keywords: Competency-based evaluation; Innovation; Surgical education