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Falcone JL. Surgical Specialty Residents More Likely to Receive the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. J Surg Educ. 2015;72(6):1254-8doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024.
Falcone, J. L. (2015). Surgical Specialty Residents More Likely to Receive the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. Journal of surgical education, 72(6), 1254-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024
Falcone, John L. "Surgical Specialty Residents More Likely to Receive the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award." Journal of surgical education vol. 72,6 (2015): 1254-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024
Falcone JL. Surgical Specialty Residents More Likely to Receive the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. J Surg Educ. 2015 Nov-Dec;72(6):1254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024. Epub 2015 Oct 03. PMID: 26440113.
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J Surg Educ. 2015 Nov-Dec;72(6):1254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024. Epub 2015 Oct 03.

Surgical Specialty Residents More Likely to Receive the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award.

Journal of surgical education

John L Falcone

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Owensboro Health, One Health Surgical Specialists Owensboro, Kentucky; Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26440113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.06.024

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards are given by medical students to residents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the distribution of this award based on residency specialty. The hypothesis is that surgical residents more commonly receive this award.

METHODS: This was a retrospective study from 2004 to 2013. All award recipients were obtained from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation website. The specialties of award recipients were tabulated. The number of award winners per thousand specialty residents was estimated using the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Data Resource Book, adjusting for the number of awarding schools and resident specialties. All statistics used an α = 0.05.

RESULTS: There were 2489 awards given during the study period, with 52.6% in medical specialties and 47.4% in surgical specialties (p = 0.45). The specialties most commonly awarded were General Surgery (22.3%), Internal Medicine (20.9%), and Obstetrics/Gynecology (20.4%). Adjusting for the number of eligible residents, there were 59.9 awards/1000 Obstetrics/Gynecology residents, 43.1 awards/1000 General Surgery residents, and 20.2 awards/1000 Internal Medicine residents (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Controlling for the number of eligible residents, the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards are more commonly given to surgical specialty residents.

Copyright © 2015 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award; Interpersonal and Communication; Patient Care; Professionalism; Skills; medical students; resident; surgery; teaching award

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