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A needs assessment of Canadian general surgery postgraduate trauma training.

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BACKGROUND Clinical exposure to operative trauma cases for general surgery residents has decreased over recent decades. However, trainees are still expected to demonstrate competency in trauma care and injury management.… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND Clinical exposure to operative trauma cases for general surgery residents has decreased over recent decades. However, trainees are still expected to demonstrate competency in trauma care and injury management. METHODS A prospective survey based on preliminary qualitative analysis and a trauma education conceptual framework was distributed to general surgery educators, trauma surgeons, and general surgery residents across the country. Participants were asked to describe their trauma training experience, the educational resources available at their training programs, and their level of support for potential curriculum components. RESULTS 45% (31/69) of educators and 14% (58/405) of trainees responded to the survey. Perceived deficiencies were identified in the operative management of thoracic (educators 13%, trainees 28%), mediastinal (3%, 14%), neck (16%, 33%), and vascular (26%, 47%) injuries. Additional educational deficiencies were also identified in the domains of trauma systems and epidemiology, research and quality improvement, and injury prevention. Educators identified more inadequacies in training than trainees. Both groups supported participation in radiology (77%, 85%) and guideline (74%, 90%) reviews, journal clubs (84%, 81%), education rounds (90%, 88%), leading trauma resuscitations (94%, 98%), and trauma resuscitation simulations (90%, 95%) as valuable educational initiatives. CONCLUSIONS Trauma training in Canada is currently perceived to be inadequate to support resident education. The development and implementation of competency-based curricular components will be essential to address the identified deficiencies. This data will be used to inform the development of a national trauma training curriculum and initiatives to enhance resident education.

Keywords: trauma training; general surgery; education

Journal Title: Injury
Year Published: 2021

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