A simple, inexpensive technique for recording and reporting the operative experience of residents in a surgical training program.

Abstract

The recording and reporting of resident operative experience have become increasingly important tasks for surgical training programs, and computerized data bases are now being used for these purposes. Despite their usefulness, these computerized systems can impose significant burdens in terms of manpower, time, and cost, particularly if the program director is to track diligently each resident's progress at intervals. Described here is a simple, inexpensive method for recording and reporting resident operative experience. This system can be maintained on a microcomputer with any one of a number of inexpensive, commercially available data base programs.