The Center for Surgical Training and Research (CSTAR) is a community of educational scholars conducting research in teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum (including simulation), and the learning environment. In addition, ours is one of few centers in the country working at the intersection of surgical education and health services research, with a particular focus on influencing international medical education policy. Based in a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach, we are translating our research into system-wide changes.
Our ultimate goal is to improve surgical training in order to improve surgeon performance and, by extension, the care of surgical patients.