BACKGROUND: Peer assisted learning (PAL) has been rarely investigated in surgical skills training. AIMS: Describe feedback residents give peers on surgical skills with and without guidelines, determine the association between feedback and actual performance, evaluate resident satisfaction with PAL. METHOD: Participants evaluated peers using a validated knot-tying checklist and provided feedback on suturing without a guideline. Feedback comments were coded by type and an expert scored performance of each participant. Residents completed a satisfaction questionnaire. RESULTS: Comments were generally specific. Feedback was twice as likely with the use of a guideline. Specific feedback correlated significantly with expert knot-tying score but not suturing score. Most participants felt peer feedback was helpful and were motivated to practice surgical skills after PAL sessions. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical residents can provide high quality specific feedback to peers on surgical skills using performance guidelines. Further exploration of effective PAL methodology in surgical skills laboratory training is needed.
BACKGROUND: Peer assisted learning (PAL) has been rarely investigated in surgical skills training. AIMS: Describe feedback residents give peers on surgical skills with and without guidelines, determine the association between feedback and actual performance, evaluate resident satisfaction with PAL. METHOD:Participants evaluated peers using a validated knot-tying checklist and provided feedback on suturing without a guideline. Feedback comments were coded by type and an expert scored performance of each participant. Residents completed a satisfaction questionnaire. RESULTS: Comments were generally specific. Feedback was twice as likely with the use of a guideline. Specific feedback correlated significantly with expert knot-tying score but not suturing score. Most participants felt peer feedback was helpful and were motivated to practice surgical skills after PAL sessions. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical residents can provide high quality specific feedback to peers on surgical skills using performance guidelines. Further exploration of effective PAL methodology in surgical skills laboratory training is needed.
Authors: Ester Orsini; Marilisa Quaranta; Giulia Adalgisa Mariani; Sara Mongiorgi; Lucio Cocco; Anna Maria Billi; Lucia Manzoli; Stefano Ratti Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-30 Impact factor: 3.390