International Perspective from Saudi Arabia on “Procedural Skills Training During Emergency Medicine Residency: Are We Teaching the Right Things?”

Commentary This article illustrates the use of an essential post-residency survey to identify specific topic deficiencies in the emergency medicine (EM) residency curriculum. This method has been effectively used in other specialties. Lieberman et al.1 used a post-residency survey in Canada to record opinions of 239 pediatricians for their preparedness for practice. Results showed trainees need more community and ambulatory pediatrics and less tertiary care exposure, and these were later incorporated in the curriculum. Khairy et al.2 did a similar study to evaluate surgical residency training in Saudi Arabia. Ninety-six surgeons from different practice settings participated in the survey, which identified technical skills as the biggest training deficit. A structured skills training center for both junior and senior residents, especially outside the operating theater, was proposed.