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. 2023 Jun 19:10:1198696.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1198696. eCollection 2023.

Five-Year results of a multi-specialty induction course for surgical training

Jing Yi Kwan  1 , Panagiotis Lainas  2   3 , Philippa Banks  4 , Anna Jimenez De Veciana  4 , Hagar Said  5 , Anna Mehrem  4 , Manash Debbarma  6 , Melissa Matthews  7 , Gloria Etim  7 , Chandra Shekhar Biyani  8 , Sanjay Rajpal  9 , Mark Phillipson  10 , Victor Palit  8 , Paul Renwick  11 , Marina Yiasemidou  7
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Five-Year results of a multi-specialty induction course for surgical training

Jing Yi Kwan et al. Front Surg. .

Abstract

Background: The Essential Surgical Skills Course (ESSC) is a multi-specialty induction "boot camp" style course that has been run successfully for five years. The aim of the current paper is to create an accurate guide for the replication of the course by other teams and assess the course's fitness for purpose, through the survey feedback provided by trainees.

Methods: The course's fitness for purpose was assessed through cumulative five-year survey feedback from trainees. This observational study describes the design and process of content adjustment according to feedback.

Results: The course its five-year span offered twelve different procedural skills in four different specialties. Feedback for each session was persistently >8/10. Key themes identified as beneficial include teacher-to-trainee ratio (often 1:1), teaching style, course structure and responsiveness.

Conclusions: The ESSC was found to be fit for purpose for the induction of trainees into surgical training. The key factors contributing to the success of the course include the structured method of curriculum design, outstanding teaching delivery methods, teacher-to-trainee ratio, the availability of appropriate faculty and infrastructure and the willingness to learn from trainee feedback and adjust the content of the course accordingly. It acts as a paradigm for courses aimed to prepare surgical trainees for a "step-up" in their careers.

Keywords: core surgical training; curriculum; surgical education; surgical training; teaching.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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5-year overview for General and Vascular Surgery. FIGURE 2 5-year overview for Urology.
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5-year overview for Trauma and Orthopaedics. FIGURE 4 5-year overview for Overall Specialty Average.
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