Preparing for the In-Training Service Examination

rogram chairmen and directors and other surgical educators make decisions about surgical education that will have a ripple effect on esidents, and eventually, medical students. This section is designed to show you residents’ perspectives and thoughts about issues in surgical ducation that affect their lives, their education, and their treatment of patients. In each issue, 2 residents from across the nation will be asked o write their response to a question, given to them by the editorial staff. This issue’s question is ‘‘What advice do you offer your junior residents hen asked ‘How should I prepare for the in-training exam?’ ’’