PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Gabrielle Gauvin AU - Kathryn Hay AU - Wilma Hopman AU - Scott Hurton AU - Stephanie Lim AU - Boris Zevin AU - Diederick Jalink AU - Sulaiman Nanji TI - Competency-based education in general surgery: Are Canadian residents ready? AID - 10.1503/cjs.011520 DP - 2021 Sep 01 TA - Canadian Journal of Surgery PG - E473--E475 VI - 64 IP - 5 4099 - http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/5/E473.short 4100 - http://canjsurg.ca/content/64/5/E473.full SO - CAN J SURG2021 Sep 01; 64 AB - Competency-based education (CBE) is currently being implemented by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada across all residency programs. This shift away from time-based residency is proposed to be the answer to maximize training opportunity in the era of work hour restrictions and growing concerns regarding accountability in medical education. A Web-based survey was conducted to obtain feedback from Canadian general surgery residents on their experience and perception of competence within core procedures, as well as attitudes toward CBE. A total of 244 residents completed the survey. For most procedures, more than 50% of residents felt they could perform the procedure with no guidance after completing 11–30 cases. Generally, residents were welcoming of CBE; however, medium-sized programs reported some concerns regarding inadequate exposure to cases and risk of training less well-rounded surgeons. This is valuable resident feedback for programs to consider during the implementation process.