Surgical inpatients show high satisfaction and recognition of resident care

The study investigated inpatient satisfaction with surgical resident care, as they are often the primary providers of care to surgical inpatients. The researchers conducted a survey with English-speaking general surgery inpatients recovering from elective gastrointestinal and oncologic surgery. Results showed that patients could identify their resident physicians with high frequency and rated resident care highly overall. This suggests that patients may serve as a willing source of feedback for residents’ development. Future work should focus on incorporating patient evaluation of surgical resident care routinely to support resident development.