title: Street Smarts and a Scalpel: Emotional Intelligence in Surgical Education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate trends of emotional intelligence (EI) in surgical education and to compare the incorporation of EI in surgical education to other fields of graduate medical education.
  
  
  METHODS
  A MEDLINE search was performed for publications containing both "surgery" and "emotional intelligence" with at least one term present in the title. Articles were included if the authors deemed EI in surgical education to be a significant focus. A separate series of MEDLINE searches were performed with the phrase "emotional intelligence" in any field and either "surg*," "internal medicine," "pediatric," "neurology," "obstetric," "gynecology," "OBGYN," "emergency," or "psychiat*" in the title. Articles were included if they discussed resident education as the primary subject. Next, a qualitative analysis of the articles was performed, with important themes from each article noted.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight articles addressed surgical resident education and satisfied inclusion criteria with 0, 1, and 7 articles published between 2001 and 2005, 2005 and 2010, and 2010 and 2015, respectively. The comparative data for articles on EI and resident education showed the following : 8 in surgery, 2 in internal medicine, 2 in pediatrics, 0 in neurology, 0 in OBGYN, 1 in emergency medicine, and 3 in psychiatry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Integration of EI principles is a growing trend within surgical education. A prominent theme is quantitative assessment of EI in residents and residency applicants. Further study is warranted on the integration process of EI in surgical education and its effect on patient outcomes and long-term job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Mary Kate
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Alisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonaroti
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. Electronic address: provenzano@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Provenzano
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgical Specialties, Children׳s Hospital of the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Marybeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Browne
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male
keywords: ACGME core competencies; Interpersonal Skills and Communication; Patient Care; Professionalism; emotional intelligence; graduate medical education; surgical education