Committee on Resident Education

The Committee on Resident Education aims to address issues of resident education in surgery, including the educational environment, characteristics of the resident population, graduate surgical education curricular issues and competency, and faculty development as educators.

Goals

Comprehensively address the educational needs of surgical residents and Fellows from across the surgical disciplines
Support educational efforts to facilitate the transition from medical school to residency training and from residency training into practice
Play a pivotal role in designing and implementing new and innovative educational programs to address the general competencies in residency and fellowship programs
Make available a spectrum of innovative educational programs and materials to surgery residents and Fellows
Address the milieu of residency and fellowship education to ensure the best educational experiences for residents and Fellows and optimum educational outcomes
Offer fellowships and courses in surgical education to residents and Fellows
Help residency and fellowship programs fulfill the current and future accreditation requirements
Implement educational programs to address the educational and administrative needs of residency and fellowship program directors, in collaboration with the respective program director organizations
Coordinate educational activities with various national program director organizations to achieve common goals and optimum outcomes
Monitor the outcomes of specific educational programs

Current Activities:

Resources developed by The Committee on Resident Education:

Successfully Navigating the First Year of Surgical Residency

Committee Roster

ACS Staff

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE
Patrice Gabler Blair, DrPH, MPH
Michelle Armstrong, MAED, MA, C-TAGME
Danielle Taylor

If you have any questions or comments, contact the Committee Staff Liaison, Danielle Taylor, MHA, at dtaylor@facs.org.