The impact of AI on surgery residency programs: improving competency, performance, and the future

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that is evolving and improving in our daily lives inside and outside of the hospital. The history of AI goes back over 70 years to Alan Turing, with significant recent growth in computing power and algorithm sophistication, leading to a multitude of applications. AI applications are growing in surgery. Understanding the impact of AI in surgery residency is important to ensure the safe, beneficial, and optimal implementation of this technology in advancing the training of surgical residents and their transition into practice. We are in the growth phase of AI in surgical education, and it is expanding on many fronts. AI is an important part of our future in surgical education, and surgeons and residents need to be knowledgeable about AI and safe use and implementation.