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Mandel, L. P., Lentz, G. M., & Goff, B. A. (2000). Teaching and evaluating surgical skills. Obstetrics and gynecology, 95(5), 783-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00601-8
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Mandel LP, Lentz GM, Goff BA. Teaching and evaluating surgical skills. Obstet Gynecol. 2000 May;95(5):783-5. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00601-8. PMID: 10775747.
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Obstet Gynecol. 2000 May;95(5):783-5. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00601-8.

Teaching and evaluating surgical skills.

Obstetrics and gynecology

L P Mandel, G M Lentz, B A Goff

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98185-6460, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 10775747 DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00601-8

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine how surgical skills are taught and evaluated in obstetrics-gynecology residency programs in the United States.

METHODS: A questionnaire was mailed to the directors of all 266 residency programs in the United States and to second contact names at 51 sites. Directors were asked to evaluate how surgical skills are taught and evaluated and to rate the importance of specific techniques and procedures for residents at given points in resident training.

RESULTS: Two hundred twenty-three surveys were returned (70%), representing 203 of 266 programs (76%). Among responding programs, 99% reported teaching surgical skills in operating rooms, 88% in lectures, 68% with bench procedures, and 54% with animal surgery. Twenty-nine percent indicated they had formal surgical skills curricula. A significantly higher percentage of those programs with formal curricula used animal surgery laboratories (81% versus 42%, P <.001) and were more likely to conduct formal skills assessments (88% versus 69%, P =.005) than programs without formal curricula. Overall, 74% of programs evaluated surgical skills. Of those, 56% reported using subjective faculty evaluations, 12% written evaluations (eg, checklists), 4% written and oral assessments, and 1% a test. Regardless of formal curricula, there was much agreement in respondents' ratings of 60 different skills and procedures as "essential," "important," "nice to know," or "unimportant.

CONCLUSION: Most programs teach surgical skills in the operating room and through lectures. Only 29% of reporting programs provide formal surgical curricula. Evaluation of surgical skills is usually done by subjective evaluation, a technique with unknown validity and poor reliability.

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