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AHSQC: Am Hernia Society Quality Collaborative
Agree
Membership in AHS does not imply specialty in hernia. At the least, there is an interest in hernias. The reverse may not be true. I would question a hernia specialist who has not taken the initiative to be an active member of the AHS and also participate in the AHSQC.One clarification about residents and their role in the surgeon’s experience. Residents do not perform surgery on their own. They are under the direct supervision of an Attending surgeon. Having a resident participate in an operation does not in any way reduce the amount of skill or experience of the surgeon. Quite the opposite.
The surgeon must be present and typically scrubbed in for the important part of the operation. Allowing residents to participate in one’s operation takes a lot of skill on the part surgeon.