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Barriers and Facilitators to Surgical Trainee Psychological Safety Open

Jennifer Chen, Alyssa A. Pradarelli, Julie Evans, Niki Matusko, Norah N. Naughton , et al. · 2025

Importance Although psychological safety has been shown to be imperative for effective learning, specific factors associated with its presence in surgical training have not been well characterized. Objective To identify barriers and facili…

Moving the Needle: Program Directors’ Views on the Recruitment of Diverse Trainees to Plastic Surgery Residency Open

Natalie B. Baxter, Timothy C. Guetterman, Noelle Thompson, Mary Byrnes, Gurjit Sandhu , et al. · 2025

Background: The plastic surgery workforce lacks racial and ethnic diversity. Traditionally, United States Medical Licensing Examination scores have been used as the initial screening tool for most residency programs; however, this can lead…

The Ongoing Incorrect Use of Caucasian in Medical Research Open

Jamila Picart, Sidra Bonner, Gurjit Sandhu · 2025

As medical research continues to promise the advancement of health equity, it is called to address its incorrect and ongoing use of the term "Caucasian." The term "Caucasian" has persisted in medical research despite its entanglement with …

Evaluation of school based drug prevention curriculum for adolescents Open

Gurjit Sandhu · 2025

A Combination-Therapy Stack for Governing Frontier-Scale AI Open

Gurjit Sandhu · 2025

When the first try fails: re-implementation of SIMPL in a general surgery residency Open

Phillip J. Hsu, Gregory Wnuk, Lisa Leininger, Samantha J. Peterson, David T. Hughes , et al. · 2024

Integration of Virtual and Traditional Medical Education: Scholarship Pivots from the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Ipek Berberoglu, Sherry Y. Q. Tang, Jeffrey H. Kozlow, Billur Sezgin, Gurjit Sandhu , et al. · 2024

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic required an unprecedented transformation of medical education, shifting from traditional, in-person learning to distanced, online learning. This study aimed to review changes to …

Doctors of Tomorrow: Evaluating the effectiveness and impact of a virtual medical pipeline program during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Sanaya Irani, Sangini Tolia, Jonathan F. Finks, Gurjit Sandhu · 2024

Background Doctors of Tomorrow (DoT) is a medical student-run pipeline program between the University of Michigan Medical School and high schools in Detroit, MI. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this program was offered virtually for the firs…

Survey of Medical Student Debt Status, Financial Literacy, and Desires for Financial Education Open

Anderson Lee, Jamaal Tarpeh, Emma C. Manuel, Kristian M. Black, Brennan McMichael , et al. · 2024

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the financial literacy level of medical students, evaluate their perceptions about the importance of financial literacy, and determine the optimal timing and delivery for financ…

Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability Open

Jessica Millar, Niki Matusko, Julie Evans, Samantha Baker, Brenessa Lindeman , et al. · 2024

Importance As the surgical education paradigm transitions to entrustable professional activities, a better understanding of the factors associated with resident entrustability are needed. Previous work has demonstrated intraoperative facul…

Medical students' perception of their ‘distance travelled’ in medical school applications Open

Brandon L. Ellsworth, Quintin P. Solano, Julie Evans, Serena S. Bidwell, Mary Byrnes , et al. · 2023

Introduction Within medical school's holistic review of applicants includes a review of their distance travelled to get to this point in their education. The AAMC defines distance travelled (DT) as, ‘any obstacles or hardships you've overc…

Attributions and perpetrators of incivility in academic surgery Open

Katherine B. Santosa, Laura Hayward, Niki Matusko, Carrie A. Kubiak, Amy L. Strong , et al. · 2023

Entrustment decision‐making in genetic counseling supervision: Exploring supervisor and student perspectives to enhance training practices Open

Kelsey Lenhart, Beverly M. Yashar, Gurjit Sandhu, Monica Marvin · 2023

Entrustment decisions are an essential part of genetic counseling supervision and have the potential to influence a student's progression toward autonomy. However, there is often uncertainty among supervisors regarding how and when to make…

Publisher Correction: A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education Open

M. Libby Weaver, Gurjit Sandhu · 2023

Assessing Resident Well-Being: Ethical Considerations for Researchers When Conducting Qualitative Wellness Research With Resident Populations Open

Mariam Maksutova, Michael T. Kemp, Julie Evans, Sriganesh Sharma, Christian J. Vercler , et al. · 2023

BACKGROUND Resident-related research is pervasive throughout medical literature. Frequent areas of investigation include physical stress, burnout, and mental health. These critical studies aid in the improvement of curriculums, augmentatio…

Why, When, How, and Where to Find an Experienced Qualitative Researcher Open

Dorene F. Balmer, Hai Jung H. Rhim, Gurjit Sandhu · 2023

The suggestion to seek out an experienced qualitative researcher is often added on to the end of articles designed to teach readers about qualitative research. For example, in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education Qualitative Rip Out S…

Medical Students’ Perception of Their “Distance Traveled” and Its Role in Medical School Applications: A National Qualitative Study Open

Brandon L. Ellsworth, Quintin P Solano, Julie Evans, Serena S. Bidwell, Mary Byrnes , et al. · 2022

Purpose: The holistic review of applicants conducted by medical schools includes an assessment of their distance traveled (e.g., hardships overcome) to get to this point on their educational journey. 1 What medical students consider to be …

Gender Microaggressions During Virtual Residency Interviews and Impact on Ranking of Programs During the Residency Match Open

Karen Hoi, Lulia A. Kana, Gurjit Sandhu, Reshma Jagsi, Suzy McTaggart , et al. · 2022

Background Microaggressions are one form of gender bias contributing to gender disparities and mistreatment, but their prevalence during virtual residency interviews has not been explored. Objective To explore applicants' recall of experie…

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Lisa M. McElroy, John Migaly, Young Kim, Al‐Faraaz Kassam, Imani McElroy , et al. · 2022

Racial and socioeconomic inequity in the financial stress of medical school Open

Brennan McMichael, Anderson Lee, Brian P. Fallon, Niki Matusko, Gurjit Sandhu · 2022

Background: The authors analyzed the distribution of medical student debt and identified demographic features that placed students at high risk for increased debt and financial stress. Methods: From April to May 2019, a cross-sectional, an…

Disparities in race/ethnicity and gender among medical student graduation award recipients Open

Alexandra Highet, Quintin Pedro Solano, Joshua Kurtz, Niki Matusko, Alisha Lussiez , et al. · 2022

The utilization of educational resources published by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Open

Alexander A. Brescia, Clauden Louis, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Garrett N. Coyan, Jason J. Han , et al. · 2022

Assessing changes in the quality of quantitative health educations research: a perspective from communities of practice Open

Katherine Wright, Larry D. Gruppen, Kevin Kuo, Andrew J. Muzyk, Jeffry Nahmias , et al. · 2022

Background As a community of practice (CoP), medical education depends on its research literature to communicate new knowledge, examine alternative perspectives, and share methodological innovations. As a key route of communication, the me…

Identifying Strategies for Struggling Surgery Residents Open

Katherine B. Santosa, Alisha Lussiez, Tiffany R. Bellomo, Niki Matusko, Paul G. Gauger , et al. · 2022

Racial and socioeconomic inequalities in the financial stress of medical school Open

Brennan McMichael, Brian P. Fallon, Anderson Lee, Gurjit Sandhu, Niki Matusko · 2022

Background: The authors analyzed the distribution of medical student debt and identified demographic features that placed students at high risk for increased debt and financial stress. Methods: From April to May 2019, a cross-sectional, an…

Table of Contents (4 pgs) Open

Herbert Chen, Marie Crandall, Kandace Mcguire, Heather Walker, Ethan J Evans , et al. · 2021

Surgical research journals - Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review Open

Erin M. White, Richard C. Maduka, Dena Ballouz, Herbert Chen, Steven D. Wexner , et al. · 2021

The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Surgery Literature Open

Richard C. Maduka, Michael Broderick, Erin M. White, Dena Ballouz, Harminder Sandhu , et al. · 2021

The frequency of race and ethnicity reporting among surgical journals is low. A journal's statement of adherence to ICMJE recommendations did not affect the frequency of race and ethnicity reporting; however, there was an increase in the u…

Overcoming COVID-19 Open

Dawn M. Coleman, Erin E. Perrone, Janet C. Dombrowski, Lesly A. Dossett, Erica D. Sears , et al. · 2021

Sex inequity in academic achievement was well documented before the COVID-19 pandemic, and evolving data suggest that women in academic surgery are disproportionately disadvantaged by the pandemic. This perspective piece reviews currently …

Natural Language Processing to Estimate Clinical Competency Committee Ratings Open

Kenneth L. Abbott, Brian C. George, Gurjit Sandhu, Calista M. Harbaugh, Paul G. Gauger , et al. · 2021

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