A study of student performance on self-scheduled, computer-based examinations in a medical histology course: is later better?
Scheduling exams late in the window of opportunity does not appear to provide a performance advantage and may even be detrimental since these students are responsible for new content information in the course and in other concurrently running courses while they are preparing for a 'late' exam.
Resident participation in thyroid surgery was not associated with an increased 30-day postoperative complication rate. These findings demonstrate that patient safety is not adversely affected by resident participation in thyroid surgery.