Impact of implementation of an acute care surgery service on perceptions of patient care and resident education

Residents in our survey indicated that the ACS model had a positive impact on their general surgery training and although future career specializations were not explicitly explored in our survey, such positive ex- periences during residency can possibly strengthen career choices in trauma, critical care, and ACS, a fieldinwhicha22percentworkforceshortageis predictedby2020.3 Work-hour restrictions for surgical residents con- tinue to create debate and drive the creation of novel education approaches and paradigms such as increased use of simulation, competency-based curriculums, and earlier emphasis on subspecialty choice to compensate for decreased clinical exposure and operative case load. [...]the present study is one of the first to survey surgeons and residents on the ACS service model and reveals a positive impact on timely patient care and resident education, clinical knowledge, and leadership skills.