Research Article

Residency Training in Robotic General Surgery: A Survey of Program Directors

Table 1

Institution demographics.

Question Response

Residency program type ()University (52.63%)
University affiliated (10.53%)
Community/independent (36.84%)

Number of graduating residents per year ()1–3 residents (15.79%)
4–7 residents (78.95%)
8+ residents (5.26%)

Number of attending surgeons performing robotic surgery () 0–2 surgeons (21.05%)
3–5 surgeons (26.32%)
6–8 surgeons (26.32%)
9+ surgeons (26.32%)

Number of general surgery robotic cases each year ()Less than 50 cases (33.33%)
51–100 cases (22.22%)
101–200 cases (16.67%)
Over 200 cases (27.78%)