Developing a Robotic General Surgery Training Curriculum: Identifying Key Elements Through a Delphi Process.
J Surg Educ
; 78(6): e129-e136, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A national robotic surgery curriculum is still developing for general surgery residents as robotic surgery becomes increasingly accessible. One general surgery residency program utilized a Delphi process to optimize a robotic surgery curriculum and to determine key factors that might affect robotic proficiency and intraoperative independence.DESIGN:
Delphi methodology was used to gain consensus amongst robotic surgery faculty and trainees. Consensus was defined as agreement of 66.7% or above in factors that would allow a resident to independently operate in a robotic case. A panel of diverse representatives proposed factors that might affect resident robotic learning and operative experience. In a subsequent round, questions were sent through an anonymous online survey for respondents to identify factors that affect resident robotic independence. Respondents were also given the ability to write in pertinent factors.SETTING:
This study was conducted from July 2020 to September 2020 via anonymous web-based questionnaires for education researchers, faculty members, and residents of a university-affiliated independent general surgery residency program.PARTICIPANTS:
The initial panel consisted of a robotic surgeon, a 2020 graduate, a 2019 graduate and/or robotic fellow, a research resident, and a current resident. The subsequent survey was completed by 8 faculty members, 6 recent graduates, and 15 current residents within the general surgery residency program.RESULTS:
Proposed items fell into 3 categories institutional resources, individual qualities, and curricular elements. Consensus within groups was achieved in the following items dual robotic console models, robotic-focused faculty, resident interest, PGY level, and resident time spent on a simulator.CONCLUSIONS:
This Delphi exercise has informed this general surgery residency program in the development of a robotic surgery curriculum, through contribution from multiple stakeholders. While curricular elements for baseline robotic knowledge are necessary, institutional resources, deliberate practice, resident entrustment and faculty teaching proficiency warrant further study.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Cirugía General
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Robótica
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados
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Internado y Residencia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Surg Educ
Año:
2021
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Article
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA