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Millennium Generation Poses New Implications for Surgical Resident Education
Jarrod Wall, MBBCh, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Picking the Right Residents: Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of Winning the Match Game
Rebecca C. Britt, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Team Training in Surgical Education: The Successful Surgeon of the Future Needs to Be a Team Player
Andreas H. Meier, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

The Ubiquitous p<.05: Practical versus Statistical Significance Revisited
Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Surgery

Your Intergalactic Decoder Ring Has Arrived: "Reliability" and "Validity" Defined
Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School

Developing self-regulated learning habits can help residents be better learners
Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, Director, Education Research and Development, University of Minnesota Medical School
Jonathan D'Cunha, MD, PhD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School
Mara B. Antonoff, MD, Surgical Resident, University of Minnesota Department of Surgery

Promote residents' responsibility for their own learning
Debra A. DaRosa, PhD, Vice Chair of Education Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Role Modeling? How to respond to the unprofessional behaviors of faculty members
Louise Arnold, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

How to develop good strategies to minimize attrition in a diverse resident workforce
Hilary Sanfey, MB, BCh, MHPE, FACS, Professor of surgery and vice chair for education, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

How to determine whether your residency evaluation system is on target
Debra A. DaRosa, PhD, Northwestern University

How to Establish an Overseas Surgical Rotation: Lessons from the Mount Sinai Experience
Rachel Wellner, MD, MPH, FACS; Lester Silver, MD, FACS; Celia M. Divino, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Employ a structured approach to teaching psychomotor skills to enhance learner performance
Maura E. Sullivan, MSN, PhD, Associate chair for education and executive director of Surgical Skills Simulation and Education Center, department of surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Life after residency: A guide for the new physician and surgeon
Craig John Schaefer, MD, FACS

A mastery-based training model: How to modify it to reengineer the graduate training environment
James M. Hassett, MD; Ruth Nawotniak, MS; Merril Dayton, MD