JAMA Surgery Author Interviews

Interview with Michelle R. Brownstein, MD, and Stephen T Mahoney, MD, authors of Practice Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of Private Practice and Academic Surgeons

Interview with Ville Sallinen, MD, and Alexandre Santos, MD, authors of Comparing Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection With Conservative Treatment in Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Diverticulitis: The Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection Following Diverticulitis (LASER) Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Clayton C. Petro, MD, and Ajita S. Prabhu, MD, authors of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair With Intraperitoneal Mesh: The PROVE-IT Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Catherine Arvieux, MD, PhD, author of Effect of Prophylactic Embolization on Patients With Blunt Trauma at High Risk of Splenectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

When trying to administer its qualifying examination during the COVID-19 shutdowns, the American Board of Surgery failed. Jo Buyske, MD, president and chief executive officer of the American Board of Surgery, discusses what went wrong and what they are doing to fix it.

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Association Between Resident Physician Training Experience and Program-Level Performance on Board Examinations

Interview with Jonah J. Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, and Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, authors of Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes

Interview with Calyani Ganesan, MD, Alan Pao, and Calyani Ganesan, MD, authors of Analysis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Screening Among US Veterans With Kidney Stones

Interview with Michelle R. Brownstein, MD, and Helen M. Johnson, MD, authors of Associations Between Career Satisfaction, Personal Life Factors, and Work-Life Integration Practices Among US Surgeons by Gender

Interview with Sara P. Myers, MA,MS,MD, and Matthew R. Rosengart, MD MPH, authors of Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical Training: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Christopher P. Childers, MD, PhD, and Melinda Maggard Gibbons, MD, authors of Assessment of the Contribution of the Work Relative Value Unit Scale to Differences in Physician Compensation Across Medical and Surgical Specialities