Continuum of Surgical Skill Acquisition for the Postgraduate Residents During COVID Pandemic: Role of Advanced Simulators in a Multipronged Modular Approach

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 270-278 - 2021
Vijayakumar Manavalan1, R. Aswini Dutt2, B. Harishchandra3, Abhay Nirgude4
1Department of Surgical Oncology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
2Department of Physiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to Be University), Mangalore, India
3Department of General Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
4Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College, Deputy Director, Yenepoya Centre for Faculty Development, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India

Tóm tắt

Skill acquisition with required competencies as defined by the National Medical Commission for the postgraduate surgical residents can happen in a step-wise manner from novice or advanced beginner to competent levels. This requires well-defined program-specific objectives, teaching-learning and assessment methods as per the competency-based medical education curriculum. Various modalities of teaching for the residents are adapted during the COVID pandemic to maintain the continuum of learning. In this study, we have attempted to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of acquiring laparoscopic surgical skills using advanced simulators and with large live animal in a real-life situation by a modular training approach. This skill-based program was developed and implemented for final year General Surgery postgraduate residents of Yenepoya Medical College for training laparoscopic surgical competencies. The training was conducted at Advanced Simulation Centres of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Three training modules were prepared based on the competency-based medical education curriculum for incremental training with advanced simulators and large live animals in a real-life situation which included the sessions on briefing, scenarios, simulations, hands-on activities, debriefing, feedback, and assessment methods. Assessment after the modular training showed statistically significant improvement in their scores, and they scaled up their skill acquisition ladder after each module. The residents and faculty felt that integration from different specialties has increased their confidence levels and communication skills, exploring team dynamics with 1:1 mentorship to make them competent emphasizing the effectiveness of simulation-based training even during the pandemic.

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