A Longitudinal Analysis of 25 Years of Foot & Ankle Fellowship Training:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

Kamran S.Hamid¹ 

关键词: education;    fellowship;    fellow;    training;    research;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011416S00113

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:OtherIntroduction/Purpose:There is a growing demand for orthopaedic surgeons trained in management of foot and ankle conditions, yet there remains wide variation in the process of fellowship training and a dearth of outcomes assessment. The 2016- 2017 American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Fellowship Match consisted of 75 available positions—a 44% increase over that a decade prior. Of the 48 programs offering positions, 6 offer standardization and oversight by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We aimed to assess the educational curriculum, research production and career paths of 25 years of graduates from the longest running ACGME accredited foot and ankle fellowship program in the United States.Methods:A database of graduates from a single foot and ankle fellowship program was utilized to identify practice types and locations as well as tabulate PubMed indexed articles authored by fellows while in the program. The educational curriculum corresponding to...

【 授权许可】

CC BY