Allowing Surgical Trainees to Struggle in the OR

Kudos to Dr. Lopez-Viego for speaking up on this pandemic-like issue among the graduating residents and fellows.

JANUARY 24, 2022

Public Perceptions on Resident Participation

I very much enjoyed this most important and insightful editorial by Dr. Frederick Greene on the perceptions of the ...

MAY 18, 2021

Public Perceptions: The Role of Residents in Operations

The issue brought to light by the article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2021;232[1]:8-15.e1), ...

APRIL 22, 2021

Our Mistakes ‘Walk Our Dreams’

All surgeons make mistakes at one time or another. Dr. Mark Ravitch reminded us that our mistakes “walk our ...

APRIL 21, 2021

Surgical Errors

I read with complete dismay the article written by Dr. Bruce Ramshaw in the October 2020 issue [“My Worst ...

MARCH 8, 2021

The Future of Resident Interviews

I would only disagree about one prediction in Dr. Greene’s article.

MARCH 5, 2021

Medical Licensing Exam Goes Pass/Fail

I read with great interest Dr. Frederick Greene’s recent editorial, “Just OK Is Not OK,” and ...

MARCH 4, 2021

No Stone Left Behind

I read with interest the “Great Debates” article in the December 2020 issue regarding bile duct injury ...

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Are We Shielding Residents From the Demands of Surgery?

The resident writing contest essays [in the March and April issues] are well written, but disappointing.

MAY 22, 2020

Conflicts of Interest and Surgical Decision Making

Reader response to our article from August, “The Great Debates: Do Conflicts of Interest Create Biases That ...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Scar Location And Benign Breast Disease

A picture says 1,000 words, and the photo that accompanies this article says things I wish it did not. It says that ...

APRIL 16, 2018

Toilers Versus Administrators

I have always tremendously enjoyed and look forward to the opinion columns by Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, in General ...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018