Setting the Standard for the Future of Cancer Surgery: Utilizing the Operative Standards for Trainees

J Surg Educ. 2025 Jan;82(1):103345. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103345. Epub 2024 Nov 23.

Abstract

The purpose of this editorial is to illustrate how the Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery can be used as a tool to support education of surgical trainees. The three-volume text is a valuable resource not only for learning the scientific principles related to surgical oncology, but also as a technical guide for critical aspects of performing operations and a primer for quality assurance going forward in a surgical career.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency
  • Neoplasms / surgery
  • Surgical Oncology* / education
  • Surgical Oncology* / standards