The Education of Surgeons

Episode 52: Dr. Gurjit Sandhu

How do we know residents are ready to be surgeons? Dr. Gurjit Sandhu of the University of Michigan joins Dr. Kohler to discuss the new assessment tools being developed in medical education. Entrustable Professional Activities are the future of surgical education, and the UW's Department of Surgery is part of a pilot project sponsored by the American Board of Surgery to study how medical schools assess the abilities of graduating residents.