PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Balmes, Patricia
AU  - Hwang, Hamish
AU  - Hameed, S. Morad
TI  - UBC Reticulum: a province-wide network promoting surgical excellence and continuous improvement of general surgery in British Columbia
AID  - 10.1503/cjs.004123
DP  - 2023 Jul 27
TA  - Canadian Journal of Surgery
PG  - E399--E402
VI  - 66
IP  - 4
4099  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/66/4/E399.short
4100  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/66/4/E399.full
SO  - CAN J SURG2023 Jul 27; 66
AB  - The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Division of General Surgery is a diverse group, including both academic and community surgeons. Since its launch in 2019, the UBC Reticulum website has been a transformative tool in engaging general surgeons, fellows, residents, students and researchers through its many features and user-created content, such as its messaging board, Netter, and Connect feature, which connects members based on their specialty, location, procedures and interests. Reticulum also serves as a valuable repository of educational resources and is instrumental in the division’s goal of improving continuing medical education; the Reticulum mentorship grant program provides financial support for practising surgeons pursuing peer-mentorship projects. UBC Reticulum serves as a model for how to coordinate surgical education, research and quality improvement within diverse provincial divisions.