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. 2015 Sep-Oct;72(5):949-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Residents as Educators: A Modern Model

Clark D Kensinger  1 , William G McMaster  2 , Michael A Vella  2 , Kevin W Sexton  2 , Rebecca A Snyder  2 , Kyla P Terhune  2
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Residents as Educators: A Modern Model

Clark D Kensinger et al. J Surg Educ. 2015 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Education during surgical residency has changed significantly. As part of the shifting landscape, the importance of an organized and structured curriculum has increased. However, establishing this is often difficult secondary to clinical demands and pressure both on faculty and residents. We present a peer-assisted learning model for academic institutions without professional non-clinical educations. The "resident as educator" (RAE) model empowers residents to be the organizers of the education curriculum. RAE is built on a culture of commitment to education, skill development and team building, allowing the upper level residents to develop and execute the curriculum. Several modules designed to address junior level residents and medical students' educational needs have been implemented, including (1) intern boot camp, (2) summer school, (3) technical skill sessions, (4) trauma orientation, (5) weekly teaching conferences, and (4) a fourth year medical student surgical preparation course. Promoting residents as educators leads to an overall benefit for the program by being cost-effective and time-efficient, while simultaneously promoting professional development of residents and a culture of education.

Keywords: Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Medical Knowledge; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; peer-assisted learning; resident educators; surgical education; surgical education curriculum.

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Curriculum schedule for the academic year with detailed overview of the central line insertion remediation session and the ventilator management skill session
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Organization of the stakeholders involved in the RAE model. The Resident Education Committee (REC) oversees the various teaching groups of two residents with associated feedback from the learners to the program director and education committee.
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The intern surgical skill sessions have under gone several iterations since the curriculum was introduced. The education curriculum is re-evaluated and adjustments are made each year as a new resident team takes over responsibility. This process leads to innovation over time that improves the education environment for the learner.
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