Review
Surgery
Conor Toale, Marie Morris, Dara O. Kavanagh
Summary: This article reviews the validity evidence of operative workplace-based assessments and operative number targets for surgical residents. The research shows that operative WBAs are reliable and correlated with training time and operative experience. However, concerns remain regarding the subjectivity and opportunistic nature of these assessments, and the lack of validity evidence for operative number targets.
Article
Pathology
Marcio M. Gomes, David Driman, Yoon Soo Park, Timothy Wood, Rachel Yudkowsky, Nancy Dudek
Summary: CBME is a global trend in medical education, and the study developed a WBA tool to assess residents' performance in intra-operative pathology consultations and conducted a validity investigation. The assessment was considered appropriate and feasible, with positive educational impact, but had low reliability due to assessment biases and cultural issues with entrustment.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Conor Toale, Deirdre M. Nally, Donncha M. Ryan, Marie Morris, Dara O. Kavanagh
Summary: This study aimed to assess the quality of feedback provided to surgical trainees in the operating theatre and investigate the frequency and timing of workplace-based assessments. The results showed that trainees did not submit an adequate number of assessments and tended to submit them at the end of their rotation. The quality of written feedback was poor and could be improved by implementing a Task, Gap, Action approach.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Conor Toale, Marie Morris, Dara O. Kavanagh
Summary: This study examines the factors associated with the acceptable use of simulation-based assessment in surgical training, through the perceptions and experiences of various stakeholder representatives. The findings can inform the development of simulation-based assessment curricula in surgical training.
Review
Anesthesiology
Jennifer M. Weller, Ties Coomber, Yan Chen, Damian J. Castanelli
Summary: Specialist training bodies have been developing innovative methods of workplace assessment tools to meet the requirements of competency-based medical education. A recent review identified 30 innovative WBA tools, categorised across seven dimensions, which highlighted the interdependencies and trade-offs in their design. This study emphasizes the importance of deliberate consideration of tool characteristics to suit the local context.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Conor Toale, Marie Morris, Dara O'Keeffe, Fiona Boland, Donncha M. Ryan, Deirdre M. Nally, Dara O. Kavanagh
Summary: This study utilizes the SSAOP tool to assess the operative competence of Core Surgical Trainees in Ireland and quantifies the number of observations required for reliable assessment. The results show that each assessor observing 10 cases can generate sufficiently reliable scores. Focusing on core procedures improves reliability.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Claudine Muraraneza, Gloria Ntombifikile Mtshali
Summary: This study explores the planning processes of reforming to Competency-based curricula in undergraduate nursing and midwifery education in Rwanda. Results indicate that well-planned reform involving different stakeholders from the beginning leads to successful implementation.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Rachel M. Jensen, Ananya Anand, LaDonna E. Kearse, James R. Korndorffer Jr
Summary: Studies have shown that there are differences in operative experience and self-efficacy based on the gender of trainees. This study found that female general surgery residents had lower self-efficacy in core laparoscopic procedures compared to their male colleagues. It also revealed that female residents received more supervision and lower performance ratings.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah Burm, Saad Chahine, Mark Goldszmidt
Summary: This study examines the different components of on-call senior medical resident (SMR) practice through the perspectives of healthcare professionals, emphasizing strong collaboration and organizational skills as critical components for effective performance. Inadequate management of the realities of collaboration in a busy workplace stands out as a key issue for perceived weaker SMRs.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Osama Khattak, Kiran Kumar Ganji, Azhar Iqbal, Meshal Alonazi, Hmoud Algarni, Thani Alsharari
Summary: This study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of e-learning resources as an additional teaching aid to traditional teaching methods in a pre-clinical operative dentistry course. The findings suggest that the use of e-learning resources can improve the learning outcomes of clinical skills, with a more significant effect on female students.
Article
Rehabilitation
Jody-Anne Mills, Alarcos Cieza, Stephanie D. Short, James W. Middleton
Summary: By using mixed methods, this study identified the core values, beliefs, competencies, behaviors, activities, and tasks required by the rehabilitation workforce, showing a strong consensus on shared competencies and behaviors among rehabilitation professionals. The development of the Rehabilitation Competency Framework is crucial for building workforce capability, improving quality of care, and strengthening a common rehabilitation workforce identity.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Andrew S. Jack, Vivien K. -Y. Chan, Vivek Mehta, Line Jacques
Summary: This study investigated PNSP training at neurosurgical centers in the US and Canada, finding a disparity in self-reported competence and exposure between senior and junior residents. There were differences in PNC quality between different types, but training level and time-to-completion were not correlated with quality grading.
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Clement Buleon, Reuben Eng, Jenny W. Rudolph, Rebecca D. Minehart
Summary: This study compared anesthesia residency competencies in the European Union, United States, and Canada, identifying commonalities and differences. By determining overlaps in residency training, there is potential to enhance collaboration among international educational societies and design future training programs. This approach could serve as a feasible method to establish an international core of residency competency requirements across various disciplines.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Thomas K. Le, Hursuong Vongsachang, Sharon Pang, George Q. Zhang, Taibo Li, Jason T. C. Lee, Shari M. Lawson
Summary: This study investigated US medical student perspectives on the inclusion of Asian American patients in cultural humility training in medical education. The results showed that medical students identified a need and interest for greater inclusion of Asian American topics in medical education to enhance their understanding of minority health.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Soyoung Jang, Eunyoung E. Suh
Summary: This study developed a mobile-based multimedia Nursing Competency Evaluation system and found that the experimental group had significantly higher effectiveness and learning satisfaction scores compared to the control group, indicating the potential educational value of this system.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Shannon Arntfield, Brittney Parlett, Christine N. Meston, Tavis Apramian, Lorelei Lingard
Article
Surgery
Sayra M. Cristancho, Tavis Apramian, Meredith Vanstone, Lorelei Lingard, Michael Ott, Thomas Forbes, Richard Novick
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2016)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Tavis Apramian, Sayra Cristancho, Chris Watling, Michael Ott, Lorelei Lingard
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
(2016)
Article
Surgery
Tavis Apramian, Sayra Cristancho, Alp Sener, Lorelei Lingard
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mary Ott, Tavis Apramian, Lorelei Lingard, Kathryn Roth, Sayra Cristancho
Summary: Surgeons demonstrate different variations in surgery, which is important for surgical education but the impact is not clear. The study found that even a basic procedure is difficult to standardize, as the relationships between surgeons and material contributors also affect these variations.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Colleen Webber, Aurelia Ona Valiulis, Peter Tanuseputro, Valerie Schulz, Tavis Apramian, Gil Schreier, Kirk Hamilton
Summary: Limited research has characterized team-based models of home palliative care and the outcomes of patients supported by these care teams. The London Home Palliative Care Team model appears to have a positive impact on community death rate, ER visits, and unplanned hospital admissions compared to accepted provincial data. Further studies could help determine the reproducibility of this model and support other palliative care teams in achieving similar results.
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE CARE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Mary C. Ott, Rachael Pack
Article
Primary Health Care
Tavis Apramian, Olivia Virag, Erin Gallagher, Michelle Howard
Summary: Few family physicians regularly initiate advance care planning conversations with patients with life-limiting illness. This study explored how family medicine residents learn to engage in advance care planning in the workplace and identified specific barriers that exist in the learning process.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mary Ott, Jenny Kassen, Kathy Hibbert
Summary: This paper presents findings from two case studies exploring the use of Google tools for student collaboration in elementary school classrooms. Drawing on the conceptual framework of sociomaterial, complexity, and affect theories, the study provides insights for teachers to understand the complexities of collaboration with these technologies and offers pedagogical implications for navigating the unintended effects in collaborative literacy practices.
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Tavis Apramian, Sayra Cristancho, Chris Watling, Lorelei Lingard
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mary Ott, Kelly-Ann MacAlpine, Kathryn Hibbert
CURRICULUM JOURNAL
(2018)