C. McDaniel1, N. Samra1 1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport,Department Of Surgery,Shreveport, LA, USA
Introduction:
There is currently no mechanism in place at our institution for detailed resident feedback regarding perioperative planning and skill. No structured curriculum exists for teaching perioperative skills. In this study we implement a rubric for evaluating surgical resident performance in the operating room and assess its acceptance amongst surgical residents in our institution.
Methods:
Surgery residents of all levels were presented the proposed rubric for surgical performance evaluation. A survey was distributed with several questions regarding the perceived utility of this rubric. Each question was rated with a 5-point scale. Data analysis was performed and statistical comparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney-U test. The null hypothesis selected is that residents will not find the proposed rubric useful. A secondary hypothesis was that there will be no difference in opinion between upper and lower level residents.
Results:
Overall the response was positive with the mean response being 3.86 (1-5). There was no statistical difference between the responses of upper and lower level residents (p=0.261). Most comments left on the survey reflected the desire of residents to have verbal attending feedback face-to-face.
Conclusion:
Based on these data we reject the null hypothesis that residents would not find the proposed rubric useful. The data show that the majority of residents favored the rubric, especially if done in a face-to-face setting at the end of the rotation. We accept our null hypothesis that there was no difference in opinion between upper and lower level residents.
