Journal article
What do you want to know? Operative experience predicts the type of questions practicing surgeons ask during a CME laparoscopic hernia repair course
The American journal of surgery, Vol.217(2), pp.382-386
02/01/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.027
PMID: 30527925
Abstract
Given their variegated backgrounds, surgeons taking continuing medical education (CME) courses possess different learning needs. This study examines the relationship between surgeons’ levels of experience and the questions they asked in a simulation-based CME course.
We analyzed transcribed audio-video data collected from surgeons participating in a simulated laparoscopic hernia repair CME course and identified four types of questions learners posed to their instructors. Linear regressions compared how often these questions were asked versus self-reported operative experience.
Both Requesting Guidance and Requesting Confirmation were inversely proportional to experience, whereas Asking About a Specific Case was directly proportional to experience. Requesting Instructor Preference exhibited no significant correlation with experience.
Practicing surgeons with relatively less experience tend to ask for confirmation and guidance, whereas those with greater experience tend to focus on specific hypothetical scenarios. This data can be used to tailor instruction based on learners’ self-reported experience level.
•Participants request different types of information during simulation-based CME.•Less experienced surgeon learners focus on asking for confirmation and guidance.•More experienced surgeon learners focus on asking about a specific case.•All surgeon learners inquire about the preferences of expert surgeons.•Findings suggest interventions for faculty development and improvement of CME.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- What do you want to know? Operative experience predicts the type of questions practicing surgeons ask during a CME laparoscopic hernia repair course
- Creators
- Martha Godfrey - University of Wisconsin–MadisonAlexandra A. Rosser - University of Wisconsin–MadisonCarla M. Pugh - Stanford UniversityAjit K. Sachdeva - American College of SurgeonsSarah Sullivan - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of surgery, Vol.217(2), pp.382-386
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.027
- PMID
- 30527925
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
- eISSN
- 1879-1883
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984738103502771
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