@article {Gillman246, author = {Lawrence M. Gillman and Ashley Vergis and Krista Hardy and Jason Park and Mark Taylor}, title = {Resident training and the dictated operative report: a national perspective}, volume = {53}, number = {4}, pages = {246--250}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Canadian Journal of Surgery}, abstract = {Background: Using a nationwide survey, we aimed to determine the current status of operative dictation training in Canada.Methods: Residents and program directors in general surgery programs in Canada participated in this survey.Results: In all, 274 residents and 11 program directors responded to the survey (70\% and 79\% response rates, respectively). Among residents, 73\% reported that their dictations were in need of improvement, and 56\% reported never receiving feedback about their dictations. Most residents (80\%) stated that they learned to dictate by reading old operative dictations, 75\% reported that their program did not use any formal methods to help improve dictations, and 70\% requested further training in dictation. In all, 91\% of program directors felt that residency programs should include formal training in dictation but half could not identify any formal methods currently used in their programs.Conclusion: There appears to be a marked deficiency in resident training in operative dictation nationwide.}, issn = {0008-428X}, URL = {https://www.canjsurg.ca/content/53/4/246}, eprint = {https://www.canjsurg.ca/content/53/4/246.full.pdf}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Surgery} }