Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the status of surgical training in Japan through a national-level needs assessment. Methods: A survey was sent to all 909 graduating residents (GRs) and their 611 program directors (PDs) for the year 2016. A working group of surgical educators from around the country was formed under the education committee of the Japan Surgical Society. The survey items were developed by consensus of this working group. The survey investigated the knowledge and problems of the current curriculum, and the status of the current residency training. Results: The response rates were 56.3% of the GRs and 76.8% of the PDs. Among the participants, 47.6% of the GRs and 29.4% of the PDs believed that the residency curriculum did not match the clinical experience. Over 80% of the GRs and PDs agreed on the importance of training outside of the OR, whereas only 13% of the GRs had received such training regularly. Trainees also reported a lower satisfaction rate about the opportunity to train outside of the OR. Conclusion: This national-level needs assessment of surgical training in Japan identified several gaps in the curriculum. These results provide valuable data to assist the ongoing efforts for surgical residency curriculum improvement.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 870-876 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Surgery today |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2019 |
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A snapshot of surgical resident training in Japan : results of a national-level needs assessment survey. / Poudel, Saseem; Hirano, Satoshi; Kurashima, Yo; Stefanidis, Dimitrios; Akiyama, Hirotoshi; Eguchi, Susumu; Fukui, Toshihiro; Hagiwara, Masaru; Hashimoto, Daisuke; Hida, Koya; Izaki, Tomoko; Iwase, Hirotaka; Kawamoto, Shunsuke; Otomo, Yasuhiro; Nagai, Eishi; Saito, Mitsue; Takami, Hideki; Takeda, Yuko; Toi, Masakazu; Yamaue, Hiroki; Yoshida, Motofumi; Yoshida, Shigetoshi; Kodera, Yasuhiro.
In: Surgery today, Vol. 49, No. 10, 01.10.2019, p. 870-876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A snapshot of surgical resident training in Japan
T2 - results of a national-level needs assessment survey
AU - Poudel, Saseem
AU - Hirano, Satoshi
AU - Kurashima, Yo
AU - Stefanidis, Dimitrios
AU - Akiyama, Hirotoshi
AU - Eguchi, Susumu
AU - Fukui, Toshihiro
AU - Hagiwara, Masaru
AU - Hashimoto, Daisuke
AU - Hida, Koya
AU - Izaki, Tomoko
AU - Iwase, Hirotaka
AU - Kawamoto, Shunsuke
AU - Otomo, Yasuhiro
AU - Nagai, Eishi
AU - Saito, Mitsue
AU - Takami, Hideki
AU - Takeda, Yuko
AU - Toi, Masakazu
AU - Yamaue, Hiroki
AU - Yoshida, Motofumi
AU - Yoshida, Shigetoshi
AU - Kodera, Yasuhiro
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the status of surgical training in Japan through a national-level needs assessment. Methods: A survey was sent to all 909 graduating residents (GRs) and their 611 program directors (PDs) for the year 2016. A working group of surgical educators from around the country was formed under the education committee of the Japan Surgical Society. The survey items were developed by consensus of this working group. The survey investigated the knowledge and problems of the current curriculum, and the status of the current residency training. Results: The response rates were 56.3% of the GRs and 76.8% of the PDs. Among the participants, 47.6% of the GRs and 29.4% of the PDs believed that the residency curriculum did not match the clinical experience. Over 80% of the GRs and PDs agreed on the importance of training outside of the OR, whereas only 13% of the GRs had received such training regularly. Trainees also reported a lower satisfaction rate about the opportunity to train outside of the OR. Conclusion: This national-level needs assessment of surgical training in Japan identified several gaps in the curriculum. These results provide valuable data to assist the ongoing efforts for surgical residency curriculum improvement.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the status of surgical training in Japan through a national-level needs assessment. Methods: A survey was sent to all 909 graduating residents (GRs) and their 611 program directors (PDs) for the year 2016. A working group of surgical educators from around the country was formed under the education committee of the Japan Surgical Society. The survey items were developed by consensus of this working group. The survey investigated the knowledge and problems of the current curriculum, and the status of the current residency training. Results: The response rates were 56.3% of the GRs and 76.8% of the PDs. Among the participants, 47.6% of the GRs and 29.4% of the PDs believed that the residency curriculum did not match the clinical experience. Over 80% of the GRs and PDs agreed on the importance of training outside of the OR, whereas only 13% of the GRs had received such training regularly. Trainees also reported a lower satisfaction rate about the opportunity to train outside of the OR. Conclusion: This national-level needs assessment of surgical training in Japan identified several gaps in the curriculum. These results provide valuable data to assist the ongoing efforts for surgical residency curriculum improvement.
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VL - 49
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EP - 876
JO - Surgery Today
JF - Surgery Today
SN - 0941-1291
IS - 10
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