International Residents' Perspectives on Education and Challenges in Microsurgery Training

Camelia Qian Ying Tang; Benedicta Seeli S.; Clelia Rugiero; Rocío belén Perez Heredia; Marie Kearns; Tony C. T. Huang; Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker; Johannes Glasbrenner; Turan Mehdizade; Nikhil Panse; Eric Santamaria; Charly Chen; J. Terrence Jose Jerome

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1744211

Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Hand Microsurg 2023; 15(04): 295-298
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744211

Original Article

International Residents' Perspectives on Education and Challenges in Microsurgery Training

Camelia Qian Ying Tang

¹Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

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Benedicta Seeli S.

²Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Clelia Rugiero

³Department of Hand Surgery, Victor Hugo Clinique, Paris, France

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Rocío belén Perez Heredia

⁴Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital de la policía nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru

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Marie Kearns

⁵Department of Plastic Surgery, Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow, Scotland

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Tony C. T. Huang

⁶Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker

⁷Department of Plastic Surgery, Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt

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Johannes Glasbrenner

⁸Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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Turan Mehdizade

⁹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Nikhil Panse

¹⁰Department of Plastic Surgery, B. J. Government Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Eric Santamaria

¹¹Division of Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital General “Manuel Gea González,” México City, México

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Charly Chen

¹²Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinana, China

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J. Terrence Jose Jerome

¹³Department of Orthopedics, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Olympia Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Objective Microsurgery remains an integral component of the surgical skillset and is essential for a diversity of reconstructive procedures. The apprenticeship also requires overcoming a steep learning curve, among many challenges. The method of microsurgical training differs depending on the countries' regions and resources of their health care system.

Methods The Journal of Hand and Microsurgery leadership held an international webinar on June 19, 2021, consisting of a panel of residents from 10 countries and moderated by eminent panelists. This inaugural event aimed to share different experiences of microsurgery training on a global scale, identifying challenges to accessing and delivering training.

Results Residents shared various structures and modes of microsurgical education worldwide. Areas of discussion also included microsurgical laboratory training, simulation training, knowledge sharing, burnout among trainees, and challenges for female residents in microsurgical training.

Conclusion Microsurgical proficiency is attained through deliberate and continued practice, and there is a strong emphasis globally on training and guidance. However, much remains to be done to improve microsurgical training and start acting on the various challenges raised by residents.

Level of Evidence Level V.

Keywords

microsurgery - microsurgical training - surgical education - residency

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