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Comprehensive Model for Evaluation of Surgical EPAs

Completed
Conditions
Entrustable Professional Activities
Registration Number
NCT05179980
Lead Sponsor
Hospital General de Chihuahua - Dr. Salvador Zubirán Anchondo
Brief Summary

Introduction. Competency-based medical education (CBME) frameworks have become increasingly prevalent among surgical education accreditation bodies. Medical schools, postgraduate training programs, and licensing bodies conduct assessments to certify the competence of future practitioners, and judge the adequacy of training programs.

Methods. A prospective cohort study was designed to evaluate clinical-surgical competencies in all residents of a general surgery program. All medical residents of the general surgery program of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, were video recorded with consent, in the field (Outpatient consultation, Surgical ward, Inpatient room, Classroom), for posterior evaluation by the professors of the program with electronic rubrics made with Google forms.

Detailed Description

A prospective cohort study was designed to evaluate clinical-surgical competencies in residents of the general surgery program during the 2020-2021 academic year at a single, secondary care, public medical institution.

For this purpose a previously validated instrument for the comprehensive evaluation of clinical-surgical competencies was used (9), which considered five dimensions, derived from the Single Plan for Medical Specialties in terms of 1-3) Clinical-surgical care (preoperative, transoperative and postoperative management), 4) Search and transfer of knowledge, and 5) Research proficiency. Each instrument was composed of 6 to 7 items, graduated in four levels of achievement; a) responsive, b) resolutive, c) autonomous, and d) strategic.

All surgery residents were video recorded with consent, in the field (Outpatient consultation, Surgical ward, Inpatient room, Classroom) for posterior self-evaluation, co-evaluation and hetero-evaluation with electronic rubrics made with Google forms.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Residents in an universitary general surgery program
Exclusion Criteria
  • Staff surgeons
  • Residents from another universitary program

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Entrustable Professional Activities2020-2024 academic years

Important work tasks that trainees need to be able to perform with supervision at a distance by the end of Basic Training

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chihuahua City General Hospital "Dr. Salvador Zubirán Anchondo"

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Chihuahua, Mexico

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