General Surgery Review Program
In April 2009 the 4rth General Surgery Review Course
took place with participation of 113 graduating residents
from every program in the country. The objective of
the Course is to prepare residents for a successful Royal
College Exam on General Surgery. It is a two day program
with lectures and a question and answer period
oriented to the exams. Lectures are given by faculty
from every program who make the effort
Residents use touch pads to participate in the 2009 General Surgery Review.
to prepare the topics and relevant questions in the most important
topics. The number of participants has been increasing
every year and this year I think we have over 90% of the
graduating residents coming to the course. The course is
sponsored by the University of Toronto and McMaster
University in a joint effort. A web site has been created
and residents can find all the information in this site
www.generalsurgeryreview.ca. We are already planning
next year's course based on the feedback from participating
residents and the needs assessment we do every
year. We will include new activities in this next course to
make it even better.
Jaime Escallon, General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital |
SOME COMMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT OUR 2009 GENERAL SURGERY REVIEW PROGRAM:
"Well organized, concise, right to the point, excellent lecturers."
"Touch pad input, case based questions, great for audience
participation."
"Thorough coverage of selected topics with very knowledgeable
and dynamic speakers."
YEAR |
NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED |
| 2006 |
69 |
| 2007 |
84 |
| 2008 |
96 |
| 2009 |
113 |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN FOR 2009 ATTENDEES:
| BC
| 11 |
| ALBERTA |
13 |
| MANITOBA |
5 |
| ONTARIO |
38 |
| QUEBEC |
30 |
| NS |
7 |
| NF |
1 |
| NB |
1 |
| SK |
7 |
| TOTAL |
113 |
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