Michael C. Sullivan

TL;DR: Minority residents report less positively on program fit and relationships with faculty and peers, and future studies should focus on examining residency interventions to improve support and integration of minority residents.

TL;DR: This paper conducted a prospective study of all postgraduate year (PGY)-1 and -2 trainees who completed the National Study of Expectations and Attitudes of Residents in Surgery (NEARS) survey after the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) in 2008 or 2009.

TL;DR: Residents who were married or parents reported greater satisfaction and work-life conflict and the complex effects of family on surgical residents should inform programs to target support mechanisms for their trainees.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate which residents develop successful collegial relationships with attending physicians and to determine how social interactions affect residency satisfaction, and find that the importance of such relationships is associated with overall satisfaction with the residency program.

TL;DR: 4D-CT localized parathyroid adenomas with higher sensitivity among patients with recurrent or persistent PHPT compared with sestamibi or US-based imaging.