TY - JOUR T1 - A framework for role allocation in education, research and leadership services in Canadian academic divisions of general surgery: a modified Delphi consensus JF - Canadian Journal of Surgery JO - CAN J SURG SP - E73 LP - E81 DO - 10.1503/cjs.021120 VL - 65 IS - 1 AU - Morgann Reid AU - Alex Lee AU - Ken Leslie AU - Liane S. Feldman AU - S. Morad Hameed AU - Roy Kirkpatrick AU - Peter J. Lovrics AU - P. Hugh MacDonald AU - David Pace AU - John M. Shaw AU - Carol J. Swallow AU - Giuseppe Pagliarello AU - David L. Bigam AU - Geoff Porter AU - Alex Mathieson AU - Nathalie McFadden AU - RĂ©al Lapointe AU - Tony MacLean AU - Craig Kuziemsky AU - Fady Balaa Y1 - 2022/02/03 UR - http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/1/E73.abstract N2 - Background: Moving toward a funding standard similar to that for clinical services for roles essential to the functioning of education, research and leadership services within divisions of general surgery is necessary to strengthen divisional resilience. We aimed to identify roles and underlying tasks in these services central to sustainable functioning of Canadian academic divisions of general surgery.Methods: Between June 2018 and October 2020, we used a 4-step modified Delphi method (online survey, face-to-face nominal group technique [n = 12], semistructured telephone interview [n = 8] and nominal group technique [n = 12]) to achieve national consensus from an expert panel of all 17 heads of academic divisions of general surgery in Canada on the roles and accompanying tasks essential to education, research and leadership services within an academic division of general surgery. We used 70% agreement to determine consensus.Results: The expert panel agreed that a framework for role allocation in education, research and leadership services was relevant and necessary. Consensus was reached for 7 roles within the educational service, 3 roles within the research service and 5 roles within the leadership service.Conclusion: Our framework represents a national consensus that defines role standards for education, research and leadership services in Canadian academic divisions of general surgery. The framework can help divisions build resiliency, and enable sustained and deliberate advances in these services. ER -