American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10: 664–674 Wiley Periodicals Inc.
C 2009 The Authors C 2009 The American Society of Journal compilation Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02956.x
What Defines a Transplant Surgeon? A Needs Assessment for Curricular Development in Transplant Surgery Fellowship Training J. Fryera , *, D. A. DaRosaa , E. Wanga , L. Hana , D. Axelrodb , M. Ishitanic , T. Bakera , R. Knightd , R. Sunge , J. C. Mageee and E. A. Pomfretf , on behalf of the ASTSg National Transplant Surgery Curriculum Committee a Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL b Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT c Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN d Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX e Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, MI f Department of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA g American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA *Corresponding author: Jonathan Fryer,
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This study compares the perceptions of transplant surgery program directors (PDs) and recent fellowship graduates (RFs) regarding the adequacy of training and relevancy to practice of specific curricular content items in fellowship training. Surveys were sent to all American Society of Transplant Surgery approved fellowship PDs and all RFs in practice