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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Education
  • Rural Health Disparities

Background:

  • Rural surgical care faces significant challenges due to limited resources and specialists.
  • Current surgical residency programs often lack adequate exposure to endoscopic and subspecialty skills needed for rural practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To delineate essential components of rural surgical training programs.
  • To assess the extent to which existing programs incorporate these components.

Main Methods:

  • The Advisory Council on Rural Surgery (ACRS) defined 4 essential components for rural surgical training.
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education programs with a "rural track" were identified and categorized based on these components.

Main Results:

  • 39 programs self-identified with a rural emphasis.
  • Programs were categorized as "Broad" (12), "Basic" (20), or "Indeterminate" (7) based on the inclusion of the 4 essential components.

Conclusions:

  • The ACRS defined optimal components for rural surgical training.
  • This assessment provides valuable data for students pursuing rural surgery and for programs seeking to enhance their curriculum.