Research Article
Residency Training in Robotic General Surgery: A Survey of Program Directors
Table 2
Program director demographics.
| Question | Response |
| Area of specialty interest or expertise within general surgery () | Colorectal surgery (10.53%) | General surgery (31.58%) | Surgical oncology (15.79%) | Trauma surgery (15.79%) | Vascular surgery (15.79%) | Other (10.53%, MIS/GI surgery/abdominal wall reconstruction, laparoscopic surgery) | All (0%) |
| Number of years as a practicing surgery () | 0–4 years (0%) | 5–9 years (26.32%) | 10–14 years (15.79%) | 15–19 years (21.05%) | 20+ years (36.84%) |
| Use of robotic surgery in current practice () | Yes (26.32%) | No (73.68%) |
| If yes, amount of years using robotic surgery in practice () | 0–3 years (60%) | 4–6 years (40%) | 7–9 years (0%) | 10+ (0%) |
| If yes, number of cases performed each month () | 1 case | 2 cases | 1–3 cases | 6 cases |
| If no, any experience in robotic surgery in practice () | Yes (14.29%) | Never used robotic surgery (85.71%) |
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options included: Bariatric Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Urology. |