Problem Identification and Needs Assessment for a Universal Surgical Simulation Educational Fellowship Curriculum

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Surgical Education Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103680

Erika Simmerman Mabes DO , Jonathan Chainey MD, MSc, FRCSC , Ming-Li Wang MD , Karen J. Dickinson MBBS, BSc, MD, Med, FRCS

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Simulation-based training is a critical adjunct to clinical medicine, and it has grown exponentially in academic and community healthcare settings in recent decades. The expansion is multifactorial, and the proliferation has resulted in the need for well-informed, well-trained simulation educators and leaders. The increased demand has driven the growth of accredited surgical simulation fellowships and formal surgical education qualifications. However, there are currently no standardized curricula for these fellowship programs. We aimed to perform a problem identification and needs assessment to develop a surgical simulation fellow curriculum.

METHODS AND DESIGN

A mixed-methods needs assessment was performed. Problem identification and general needs assessment were conducted during regular Association of Surgical Education (ASE) Simulation Committee meetings. The general needs assessment involved a scoping literature review to identify papers on existing longitudinal simulation curricula, with searches of PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science. The targeted needs assessment involved a focus group interview of surgical simulation fellows, and the investigative team performed a thematic analysis.

RESULTS

Key stakeholders of surgical simulation fellowships identified no standard curriculum for these fellows. They identified that a collaborative national project to develop a curriculum accessible to surgical simulation fellows could enhance the learning experience. The scoping literature review identified 258 studies, 7 full articles, and 3 articles meeting inclusion criteria, demonstrating a paucity of literature on curricula for simulation educational fellows. The general and targeted needs assessment informed the development of suggested modules for the surgical simulation curriculum, and the first draft of proposed modules was discussed with the ASE Board; feedback was incorporated, and a final list of modules was produced.

CONCLUSIONS

Through Kern’s steps of problem identification and needs assessment, we describe the structure for a novel national innovative curriculum to educate surgical simulation fellows and those interested in surgical simulation education.

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通用外科模拟教育奖学金课程的问题识别和需求评估

目的：模拟训练是临床医学的重要辅助手段，近几十年来，模拟训练在学术和社区卫生保健环境中呈指数级增长。这种扩展是多因素的，这种扩散导致了对消息灵通、训练有素的模拟教育者和领导者的需求。不断增长的需求推动了认可的外科模拟奖学金和正规外科教育资格的增长。然而，目前还没有针对这些奖学金项目的标准化课程。我们的目标是进行问题识别和需求评估，以开发外科模拟课程。方法与设计采用混合方法进行需求评估。在外科教育协会（ASE）模拟委员会定期会议期间进行问题识别和一般需求评估。一般需求评估包括对文献进行范围审查，以确定现有纵向模拟课程的论文，并搜索PubMed、EMBASE和Web of Science。目标需求评估包括对外科模拟研究员进行焦点小组访谈，调查小组进行了专题分析。结果外科模拟奖学金的主要利益相关者没有为这些研究员确定标准课程。他们确定了一个合作的国家项目，开发一个可供外科模拟研究员使用的课程，可以增强学习经验。文献综述确定了258项研究，7篇完整的文章和3篇符合纳入标准的文章，表明了模拟教育研究员课程文献的缺乏。一般和有针对性的需求评估为外科模拟课程建议模块的制定提供了信息，并与ASE董事会讨论了拟议模块的初稿；反馈被纳入，并产生了模块的最终列表。结论通过Kern的问题识别和需求评估步骤，我们描述了一个新的国家创新课程的结构，以培养外科模拟研究员和对外科模拟教育感兴趣的人。

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Journal of Surgical Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-SURGERY

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

10.30%

发文量

261

审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Surgical Education (JSE) is dedicated to advancing the field of surgical education through original research. The journal publishes research articles in all surgical disciplines on topics relative to the education of surgical students, residents, and fellows, as well as practicing surgeons. Our readers look to JSE for timely, innovative research findings from the international surgical education community. As the official journal of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), JSE publishes the proceedings of the annual APDS meeting held during Surgery Education Week.