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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Training
  • Rural Health

Background:

  • Rural rotations are increasingly common in general surgery residency programs.
  • The educational value for residents not planning rural practice is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the educational benefits of rural rotations for general surgery residents.
  • To determine if these benefits apply to all residents or only those considering rural practice.

Main Methods:

  • Website review of 342 civilian general surgery programs in the U.S. to identify those with rural rotations.
  • Qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 58 general surgery program leaders.
  • Analysis of interview transcripts to identify themes related to educational benefits.

Main Results:

  • All program leaders reported universal educational benefits from rural rotations.
  • Key themes include increased access to core surgical cases.
  • Exposure to broad-spectrum surgery, insights into resource-limited settings, and enhanced responsibility/leadership were also noted.

Conclusions:

  • Rural rotations provide valuable educational experiences applicable to all general surgery residents.
  • These findings may encourage wider adoption of rural rotations in residency curricula.
  • Academic-rural partnerships could be integrated into surgical training.