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Hand Surgery Fellowship Case Minimums: History and Design
Kristen Hines1, Tamara D Rozental2, Peter Murray3
1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education shifted hand surgery fellowship evaluation from case percentages to minimum case numbers. This change prioritizes educational quality and technical skill over procedural volume.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Training
- Hand Surgery Fellowship
Background:
- The American Society for Surgery of the Hand initiated efforts to standardize hand surgery education in the 1960s.
- Formal recognition of orthopedic and plastic surgery-based hand fellowships by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education occurred in 1985 and 1986, respectively.
- Early fellowship evaluation involved assessing the number of procedures performed by applicants.
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