Practical Guide to Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Surgical Education

Roy Phitayakorn¹, Todd A Schwartz^{2

3}, Gerard M Doherty⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
² Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
³ Statistical Editor, JAMA Surgery.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Comment

Roy Phitayakorn et al. JAMA Surg. 2024.

. 2024 May 1;159(5):578-579.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6693.

Roy Phitayakorn¹, Todd A Schwartz^{2

3}, Gerard M Doherty⁴

¹ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
² Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
³ Statistical Editor, JAMA Surgery.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Plain language summary

This Guide to Statistics and Methods describes the methods and pitfalls of experimental and quasi-experimental study designs in surgical education.

Improving the Integrity of Surgical Education Scholarship.
Cochran A, Stefanidis D, Kibbe MR. Cochran A, et al. JAMA Surg. 2024 Mar 1;159(3):237-238. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6672. JAMA Surg. 2024. PMID: 38170480 No abstract available.