Impact of a novel education curriculum on surgical training within an academic training program |
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Authors: | Lee Liz Brunicardi F Charles Scott Bradford G Berger David H Bush Ruth L Awad Samir S Brandt Mary L |
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Affiliation: | Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: The training of the 21st century surgeon has become increasingly complex with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competency requirements and work-hour restrictions. Herein we report the two-year results of a novel problem-based learning education module at a large academic surgery program. METHODS: All data were prospectively collected from 2004 to 2006 on all categorical residents in the department of surgery (n = 42). Analysis was performed to identify any correlation between class attendance and American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Exam (ABSITE) score performance (percentile change). All data were reported as a mean with a standard error of the mean. Categorical variables were analyzed using a paired Student's t-test. A bivariate correlation was calculated using Spearman's rho correlation. RESULTS: When comparing the 2004 scores (pre-program) to 2006 scores, there was significant score improvement (P
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Keywords: | problem based learning education core competency surgery training |
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