Publications

Gardner AK, Scott DJ, Willis RE, Van Sickle K, Truitt MS, Uecker J, Brown KM, Marks JM, Dunkin BJ. Is current surgery resident and GI fellow training adequate to pass FES? Surgical Endoscopy 2017;31(1):352-358. View @ PubMed

Vyasa P, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ, Gardner AK. Are general surgery residents accurate assessors of their own flexible endoscopy skills? Journal of Surgical Education 2017;74(1):23-29. View @ PubMed

Al Fayyadh MJ, Heller SF, Rajab TK, Gardner AK, Bloom JP, Rawlings JA, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Farley DR, Willis RE, Dent DL. Predicting success of preliminary surgical residents: A multi-institutional study. Journal of Surgical Education 2016;73(6):77-83. View @ PubMed

Willis RE, Dent DL, Love JD, Kempenich JW, Uecker J, Brown KM, Thomas JS, Gomez PP, Adams AJ, Admire JR, Sprunt JM, Kahrig KM, Wiggins-Dohlvik K. Predicting and enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance: Does writing questions really help? American Journal of Surgery 2016;211(2):361-368. View @ PubMed

Gardner AK, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ, Van Sickle KR, Brown KM, Truitt MS, Uecker JM, Gentry L, Scott DJ. What do residents need to be competent laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeons? Surgical Endoscopy 2016;30(7):3050-3059. View @ PubMed

Gardner AK, AbdelFattah K, Wiersch J, Ahmed RA, Willis RE. Embracing errors in simulation-based training: The impact of error training on retention and transfer of central venous catheter (CVC) skills. Journal of Surgical Education 2015;72(6):158-162. View @ PubMed

Willis RE, Van Sickle KR. Current status of simulation-based training in graduate medical education. Surgical Clinics of North America 2015;95(7):767-779. View @ PubMed

Gomez PP, Willis RE, Schiffer BL, Gardner AK, Scott DJ. External validation and evaluation of an intermediate proficiency-based knot-tying and suturing curriculum. Journal of Surgical Education 2014;71:839-845. View @ PubMed

Hafford ML, Van Sickle KR, Willis P, Wilson TD, Gugliuzza K, Brown KM, Scott DJ. Ensuring competency: Are Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery training and certification necessary for practicing surgeons and operating room personnel? Surgical Endoscopy View @ PubMed

Van Sickle KR, Buck L, Willis R, Mangram A, Truitt MS, Shabahang M, Thomas S, Trombetta L, Dunkin B, Scott D, Willis RE. A multicenter, simulation-based skills training collaborative using shared GI Mentor II systems: results from the Texas Association of Surgical Skills Laboratories (TASSL) flexible endoscopy curriculum. Surgical Endoscopy 2011;25(9):2980-2986. View @ PubMed