Principal Investigator: Dana Telem, MD, MPH

You are invited to participate in a research study (HUM00224157) about your experiences and opinions of this training program.

If you agree to be part of the research study, you will be asked questions about your opinions and confidence with certain aspects of hernia management as well as questions about your experience using this training tool.

Benefits of the research: results from this study will be used to improve this training and the way quality
improvement is shared across Michigan. Your responses will also inform the development of ongoing quality improvement initiatives in hernia surgery. All data collected in this study will be securely stored on HIPAA complaint servers according to state-of-the-art data security practices. Information collected in this study will not be shared outside of the study team, and your responses can not and will not be able to either negatively or positively impact your employment or reputation.

The risks of participating in this study are minimal to non-existent. The only risk associated with a potential data breach is that your participation in the study could be revealed.

Participating in this study is completely voluntary. Even if you decide to participate now, you may change your mind and stop at any time. You may choose not to answer any question and/or withdraw participation for any reason.

If you have questions about this research study, please contact the study team at СOHRegistry@umich.edu.

The University of Michigan Medical School Institutional Review Board (IRBMED) has reviewed and approved this study.