Assessing Content of Accredited Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Websites: Is there Adequate Information for Applicants?

Autor: Abdou H; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., St John A; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., Bafford AC; Division of General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., Kubicki NS; Division of General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., Kidd-Romero S; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., Kavic SM; Division of General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA., Brown RF; Division of General and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American surgeon [Am Surg] 2023 Jun; Vol. 89 (6), pp. 2824-2826. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 23.
DOI: 10.1177/00031348211056276
Abstrakt: Electronic information is a vital resource used by fellowship applicants. This study aimed to assess the completeness of colon and rectal surgery (CRS) fellowship program online information. Program information on the Association of Program Directors for Colon and Rectal Surgery (APDCRS) website as well as each institutional website was evaluated based on templated criteria. Sixty-eight accredited fellowship programs were identified. Six (9%) programs had complete profiles on the APDCRS platform, with an average of 3.5 details completed per program. Sixty-two (91%) websites were easily accessible. None of these contained all 28 criteria assessed and 47 (69%) contained less than half of assessed content. The most common data point was fellowship program description (96%), while board pass rate (1%) was the least common. Most CRS fellowship websites were grossly incomplete. Electronically available information is vital to fellowship applicants, and programs should try to provide easily accessible information about their program.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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