August 2011 Bulletin
Features
Bariatric surgery studies
exemplify the ACS’ commitment to Inspiring Quality (90K PDF)
From the Chair of the RAS-ACS: The best time to be a surgeon (405K PDF)
When things go wrong (280K PDF)
Stress, burnout, and maladaptive coping:
Strategies for surgeon well-being (310K PDF)
Financial planning for residents (295K PDF)
The psychosocial toll of a surgical career (290K PDF)
The future of surgery: Autonomy or employment? (235K PDF)
Do more requirements make a better surgeon? (135K PDF)
- Do simulator training and duty hour restrictions lead to safer surgery? (120K PDF)
- Who will land the plane in the Hudson? (120K PDF)
- The era of the simulated surgeon (125K PDF)
- Approaches to maintaining high-quality surgery training in the twenty-first century (130K PDF)
- It is time for a paradigm shift in surgical training regulation (125K PDF)
- Volume dictates outcomes (125K PDF)
- External vs. internal motivators: Against increasing requirements (135K PDF)
Departments
Advocacy advisor:
ACS state chapter lobby day program (85K PDF)
News
Dr. Berci receives the College’s
Jacobson Innovation Award for 2011 (100K PDF)
The ACS Clinical Trials Methods Course: Overview and assessment (165K PDF)
Leading the charge in defense of the RUC (85K PDF)
Surgical education: Residents setting the example (200K PDF)
2011 COT Residents Trauma Papers Competition winners announced (85K PDF)
Faculty research fellowships offered for 2012–2014 (85K PDF)
ANZ Traveling Fellowship for 2013 announced (80K PDF)
A look at The Joint Commission: Robust Process Improvement at The Joint Commission (60K PDF)
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Revised July 28, 2011