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ArticleGynecologic oncology2024

Surgical training of gynecologic oncology fellows: Long-term trends and implications for future education.

Mitchel Hoffman, Victoria Dunsmore, William Cliby, Dennis Chi, Stephanie Wheeler, Daniel Clarke-Pearson

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Mitchel HoffmanMoffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America.
Victoria DunsmoreUniversity of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America.
William ClibyMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America.
Dennis ChiMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States of America.
Stephanie WheelerUniversity of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America.
Daniel Clarke-PearsonUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America. Electronic address: danielcp@med.unc.edu.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Cancer Care Quality Training ProgramT32CA116339 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ETHAN M. BASCH, Stephanie Brooke Wheeler · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS T32 CA116339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe surgical training of gynecologic oncology (GO) fellows is critical to providing excellent care to women with gynecologic cancers. We sought to evaluate changes in techniques and surgical volumes over an 18-year period among established GO fellowships across the US.

methodsWe emailed surveys to 30 GO programs that had trained fellows for at least 18 years. Surveys requested the number of surgical cases performed by a fellow for seventeen surgical procedures over each of five-time intervals. A One-Way Analysis of Variance was conducted for each procedure, averaged across institutions, to examine whether each procedure significantly changed over the 18-year span.

results14 GO programs responded and were included in the analysis using SPSS. We observed a significant increase in the use of minimally invasive (MIS) procedures (robotic hysterectomy (p < .001), MIS pelvic (p = .001) and MIS paraaortic lymphadenectomy (p = .008). There was a concurrent significant decrease in corresponding "open" procedures. There was a significant decrease in all paraaortic lymphadenectomies. Complex procedures (such as bowel resection) remained stable. However, there was a wide variation in the number of cases reported with extremely small numbers for some critical procedures.

conclusionsThe experience of GO fellows has shifted toward increased use of MIS. While these trends in care are appropriate, they do not diminish the need in many patients for complex open procedures. These findings should help spur the development of innovative training to maintain the ability to provide these core, specialty-defining procedures safely.

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Fellowships and ScholarshipsGynecologic Surgical ProceduresGynecologyMedical OncologyEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansHysterectomySurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesComplex surgeryFellowship surgical trainingMinimally invasive surgerySurgical trends

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