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Journal Review in Surgical Education: What We Can Learn From America’s Literacy Crisis
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- May 25, 2026
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- 1480
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Summary
In this episode, hosts Drs. Maya Hunt, Nicole Santucci, Bryanna Stukes and Zoe Zhou explore the parallels between the literacy crisis in America and current challenges in surgical education, drawing insights from the podcast "Sold a Story." They discuss how both systems advance learners without true competency, blame struggling students rather than examining flawed teaching methods, and look to the promise of competency-based education as a path forward. Beyond surgical training, they examine how declining literacy rates will directly impact how we communicate with and care for our future patients. Episode Hosts: –Dr. Maya Hunt, Indiana University [email protected] -Dr. Nicole Santucci, Washington University in St. Louis [email protected] -Dr. Bryanna Stukes, UT Southwestern [email protected] -Dr. Nanruoyi (Zoe) Zhou, Weill Cornell Medicine [email protected] –CoSEF: @surgedfellows, cosef.org References: 1. Sold A Story: How teaching kids to read went so wrong | podcast. Accessed February 22, 2026. https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ . 2. 2024-2025 Literacy Statistics. National Literacy Institute. Accessed February 22, 2026. https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-literacy-statistics . 3. Purdy AC, Smith BR, Amersi F, et al. Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators. JAMA Surg. 2022;157(10):918-924. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3340 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35947371/ 4. Santosa KB, Lussiez A, Bellomo TR, et al. Identifying Strategies for Struggling Surgery Residents. J Surg Res. 2022;273:147-154. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.026 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35085942/ 5. Mattar SG, Alseidi AA, Jones DB, et al. General surgery residency inadequately p…