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PRE-SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
STANDARD B4: RESOURCES
"There must be sufficient resources including teaching faculty, the number and variety of
patients, physical and technical resources, as well as the supporting facilities and services
necessary to provide the opportunity for all residents in the program to achieve the educational
objectives and receive full training as defined by the Royal College specialty training
requirements."
Program
Vascular Surgery
University
Date of Review (month/year)
Sites Participating in this Program:
Where the resources to provide "full training" are not available at the sponsoring university, several
different types of interuniversity affiliations may be negotiated. It should be noted that the exchange of
residents between two fully accredited programs does not require an interuniversity affiliation.
Describe how Surgical Foundations functions in this program.
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1. Teaching Faculty
List by teaching site the members of the teaching faculty who have a major role in this program, including members from other
departments. In indicating a subspecialty, use as a criterion whether he or she is considered by colleagues as a subspecialist and
functions academically and professionally as one.
Teaching Site
Name
University Rank
Specialty
Qualifications
What percentage of faculty listed above have been practicing in the subspecialty:
< 15 years
%
> 25 years
%
Subspecialty
(If any)
Nature of Interaction with Resident
(e.g. clinical, teaching, research)
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Clinical Vascular Surgery (these should be procedures that trainees have access to
participate in)
TABLE I
(Number of Operative Procedures for the most recent 12 month period)
(Dates: )
Hospital
Abdominal
Aortic
Aneurysm
Elective
Open Repair
Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm
Elective
Endovascular
Repair
Abdominal
Aortic
Aneurysm
Ruptured
Aorto-iliac/
Femoral Repair
for Occlusive
Disease
Extraanatomical
Bypass
Visceral/
Renal
Repair
Infrainguinal
Repair
TABLE II
(Number of Operative Procedures for the most recent 12 month period)
(Dates: )
Hospital
Carotid
Endarterectomy
Thoracic
Aorta
Venous
Vascular
Access
Major
Amputations
Traumatic
Arterial/
Venous
Repairs
TOTAL
TABLE III
(Number of Operative Procedures for the most recent 12 month period)
(Dates: )
Hospital
Endovascular
Interventions,
excluding AAAs
Other
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Trauma
Indicate the hospitals involved and the organization for the reception and care of major and multiple
injuries, with special reference to the role by residents in the program in providing initial and definitive
care to patients with vascular injuries.
4.
Consultations
Describe the arrangements for residents to gain primary experience in handling consultations.
5.
Endovascular Therapy
Describe the arrangements for instruction in endovascular diagnosis and treatment. Indicate the extent to
which residents assume responsibility for the technical performance of procedures. List the institutions
that provide such instruction, and the names of the physician in charge and their qualifications.
6.
Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory
Indicate the hospitals providing facilities for non-invasive diagnosis, the types of studies performed and
the arrangements for the instruction of residents in the methods plus interpretation of the techniques.
7.
Other Services
Comment on the collaboration between Vascular Surgery and other departments, including
Anesthesiology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Radiology and
transplantation and others relevant to your training program.
8.
Critical Care
Describe the relationship between the vascular surgical service and the Critical Care Unit(s) and indicate
the role of the resident in the management of critically ill patients.
9.
Emergency Care
Describe the resources available and the arrangements for the training of residents in emergent
management of vascular conditions.
10. Ambulatory Care
Describe the resources available and the arrangements made for the training of residents in ambulatory
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care.
11. Information/Space Resources
a) Do residents have free 24/7 access to on-line libraries, journals and other educational resources?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
b) Do residents have adequate space to carry out their daily work?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
c) Are technical resources required for patient care duties located in the work setting?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
d) Do facilities allow resident skills to be observed?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
e) Do facilities allow for confidential feedback/discussions?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
12. Summary of Adequacy of Resources
Comment on the adequacy of the resources in the overall clinical program, with particular reference to the
relationship between such resources and the number of residents dependent upon them. Include
consideration of the following questions:
Are there significant areas where the workload of the teachers (clinical care, undergraduate teaching, etc.)
is such as to affect adversely the continuous supervision and instruction of residents in Vascular Surgery?
Are the numbers of patients available for teaching in the overall program sufficient to provide for residents
from General Surgery or other services without adverse effects upon the training of residents in Vascular
Surgery?
October 2011
Editorial revisions - February 2012; November 2012
Revision – SC - February 2013
Revision – SC – March 2014