Introduction

This Standardized Toolbox of Education for Pediatric Surgery (STEPS) is a resource for faculty and senior residents to use for teaching medical students and junior residents. The APSA Education Committee has designed these presentations and we invite you to explore and use these resources. Each module is created to be utilized as a disease based presentation ideally suited for small group interactive learning. The modules are formatted to a standard template that ends with questions to complete the discussion. These modules were not created to be stand alone self-study tools. The topics chosen are those we believe to be the core knowledge required for pediatric surgery for medical students and junior residents in general surgery.

see also the Resident and Student Handbook

Presentations

Abdominal Masses of Childhood last updated 2026

Abdominal Pain last updated 2025

Abdominal Trauma last updated March 2024

Abdominal Wall Defects last updated 2026

Achalasia last updated 2025

Anorectal Malformations last updated 2026

Appendicitis last updated 2025

Benign Biliary Disease last updated 2023

Biliary Atresia last updated July 2020

Breast Disease last updated March 2024

Burn Management last updated 2025

Central Venous Access last updated 2026

Choledochal Cyst last updated July 2021

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations last updated July 2021

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia last updated 2026

Crohn Disease last updated 2025

Cryptorchidism last updated November 2022

Duodenal Atresia last updated July 2020

Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula last updated 2026

Extracorporeal Life Support last updated July 2021

Fluid and Electrolytes last updated July 2020

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) last updated 2025

Hepatoblastoma last updated March 2024

Hernias last updated May 2019

Hirschsprung Disease last updated November 2022

Imperforate Anus last updated 2026

Ingested Foreign Bodies last updated November 2022

Intestinal Atresia last updated May 2019

Intestinal Rotational Abnormalities last updated 2026

Intussusception last updated July 2020

Malrotation last updated 2026

Meckel Diverticulum last updated July 2020

Meconium Disease last updated November 2022

Neck Masses last updated March 2024

Necrotizing Enterocolitis last updated May 2019

Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction last updated July 2020

Neuroblastoma last updated March 2024

Ovarian Torsion and Tumors last updated July 2021

Pectus Excavatum last updated 2025

Peritoneal Dialysis Access last updated March 2024

Physical Child Abuse last updated July 2021

Pilonidal Disease last updated 2025

Pyloric Stenosis last updated 2026

Spontaneous Pneumothorax last updated 2025

Testicular Torsion last updated November 2022

Thyroid Nodules last updated 2025

Vascular and Lymphatic Malformations last updated 2025

Wilms’ Tumor last updated November 2022

Perspectives and Commentary

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