Welcome to Absiteology! Thank you for downloading the Duke Surgery Podcast app and participating in an effort to improve surgical education at Duke and beyond!

Absiteology is an educational podcast designed to supplement a residents’ traditional in-service exam preparations. It provides convenient, self-paced tutoring by Duke Surgery experts on topics relevant to general surgery residents.

We hope you enjoy our podcasts. Stay tuned as we continue to add new content and develop our surgical education audio library!

Credits

The Absiteology Podcast was created by Dr. Shanna Sprinkle. It is produced, recorded and edited by Shanna Sprinkle, Chandra Quigley, and many other helpful volunteers as credited in each individual podcast segment and on our Contributors page. Absiteology is recorded at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Both the Podcast and the Duke Surgery Podcast App were made possible by a generous Innovation grant from the Duke Graduate Medical Education Office, as well as the support of the Duke Department of Surgery and the time and effort of its faculty and staff.

Privacy Policy and IRB Approval

Currently, the Absiteology podcast is only exclusively available on the proprietary Duke Surgery Podcast App as part of an ongoing, observational research study. For this IRB-approved study, user information may be collected for research and quality improvement purposes. By using this application and its educational content you agree to the collection and use of information according to our application’s privacy policy. For more information about our privacy policy as well as our terms of service, please visit our website at www.Absiteology.com.

Disclaimers

Care is taken to ensure the quality of the information provided during each podcast, but the state of medicine is always changing. If you have any corrections to the content or suggestions for how we can improve the educational experience, please feel free to email us at help@absiteology.com. Also, at the end of each podcast be sure to provide feedback by leaving us a star rating.

This podcast is meant for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard, avoid or delay obtaining medical advice from your doctor or other qualified healthcare providers because of the content contained within this podcast or its related app and website.