Table III.
Case volume of residents pursuing an American Association of Endocrine Surgeons-accredited fellowship
| Resident cases performed | AAES fellowship-bound Residents Median (IQR) |
Other residents Median (IQR) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total endocrine cases | |||
| Surgeon chief | 22 (15–43) | 11 (4–20) | < .01 |
| Surgeon junior | 49 (21–58) | 21 (11–40) | < .01 |
| Teaching assistant | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–0) | < .01 |
| Total | 81 (59–99) | 37 (21–55) | < .01 |
| Thyroid cases | |||
| Surgeon chief | 13 (8–23) | 6 (2–11) | < .01 |
| Surgeon junior | 28 (11–39) | 13 (6–25) | < .01 |
| Teaching assistant rowhead | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | < .01 |
| Total rowhead | 52 (25–64) | 21 (13–34) | < .01 |
| Parathyroid cases | |||
| Surgeon chief | 7 (2–15) | 2 (1–6) | < .01 |
| Surgeon junior | 14 (9–19) | 7 (3–13) | < .01 |
| Teaching assistant | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | .03 |
| Total | 25 (15–33) | 11 (6–18) | < .01 |
| Adrenal cases | |||
| Surgeon chief | 3 (2–4) | 1 (0–2) | < .01 |
| Surgeon junior | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | .17 |
| Teaching assistant | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | < .01 |
| Total | 4 (3–6) | 2 (1–4) | < .01 |
AAES, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.