BACKGROUND: This study was a formative evaluation of a 2-year Surgical Skills Center Curriculum (SSCC) using objective measures of surgical performance and self-reported process-oriented evaluations. METHODS: Fifty postgraduate third-year (PGY-3) residents participated in an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) examination. Nineteen residents underwent the SSCC and 31 residents did not. During the SSCC, self-reported student and faculty evaluations were completed after each session. RESULTS: For the OSATS examination, scores were not significantly different between treatment and control groups, on either the checklist (66.4 +/- 6.1 versus 64.1 +/- 10.8) or global rating scale scores (66.9 +/- 6.9 versus 68.0 +/- 9.6). Further comparisons between groups on individual OSATS stations revealed no significant differences between groups. The majority of student and faculty evaluation remarks were highly positive. CONCLUSIONS: The OSATS results failed to support our hypothesis that training on a core procedure in a single session during a SSCC would have an appreciable and sustained effect after 2 years. Self-reported process-oriented evaluations support the utility of our SSCC.
BACKGROUND: This study was a formative evaluation of a 2-year Surgical Skills Center Curriculum (SSCC) using objective measures of surgical performance and self-reported process-oriented evaluations. METHODS: Fifty postgraduate third-year (PGY-3) residents participated in an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) examination. Nineteen residents underwent the SSCC and 31 residents did not. During the SSCC, self-reported student and faculty evaluations were completed after each session. RESULTS: For the OSATS examination, scores were not significantly different between treatment and control groups, on either the checklist (66.4 +/- 6.1 versus 64.1 +/- 10.8) or global rating scale scores (66.9 +/- 6.9 versus 68.0 +/- 9.6). Further comparisons between groups on individual OSATS stations revealed no significant differences between groups. The majority of student and faculty evaluation remarks were highly positive. CONCLUSIONS: The OSATS results failed to support our hypothesis that training on a core procedure in a single session during a SSCC would have an appreciable and sustained effect after 2 years. Self-reported process-oriented evaluations support the utility of our SSCC.
Authors: Jörn Gröne; Jörg-Peter Ritz; Andrea Stroux; Kai S Lehmann; Johannes C Lauscher Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis Date: 2010-06-09 Impact factor: 2.571
Authors: C G Woelfl; T Guehring; A Moghaddam; B Gliwitzky; T Schaedler; P A Gruetzner; M Riess; C B Frank Journal: Unfallchirurg Date: 2012-03 Impact factor: 1.000
Authors: Carol-Anne E Moulton; Adam Dubrowski; Helen Macrae; Brent Graham; Ethan Grober; Richard Reznick Journal: Ann Surg Date: 2006-09 Impact factor: 12.969
Authors: B Gerdes; I Hassan; K Maschuw; K Schlosser; J Bartholomäus; T Neubert; B Schwedhelm; I Petrikowski-Schneider; W Wissner; M Schönert; M Rothmund Journal: Chirurg Date: 2006-11 Impact factor: 0.955
Authors: J-P Ritz; J Gröne; U Hopt; H D Saeger; J R Siewert; B Vollmar; J C Lauscher; K S Lehmann; H J Buhr Journal: Chirurg Date: 2009-09 Impact factor: 0.955
Authors: Ethan D Grober; Stanley J Hamstra; Kyle R Wanzel; Richard K Reznick; Edward D Matsumoto; Ravindar S Sidhu; Keith A Jarvi Journal: Ann Surg Date: 2004-08 Impact factor: 12.969