RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Learning objectives for thoracic surgery: developing a national standard for undergraduate medical education
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E264
OP E268
DO 10.1503/cjs.004222
VO 66
IS 3
A1 Uzair Jogiat
A1 Abdollah Behzadi
A1 Laura Donahoe
A1 Awrad Nasralla
A1 Julius Poon
A1 Najib Safieddine
A1 Nazgol Seyednejad
A1 Iran Tavakoli
A1 Simon R. Turner
YR 2023
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/66/3/E264.abstract
AB Background: The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (Education) Committee of the Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS) has established a goal of describing the essential knowledge of thoracic surgery. We aimed to develop a national standardized set of undergraduate learning objectives for thoracic surgery.Methods: We obtained these learning objectives from 4 medical schools in Canada. These 4 institutions were selected to provide a broad geographical representation of medical schools of varying sizes and of both official languages. The resulting list of learning objectives underwent critical review by the CPD (Education) Committee, made up of 5 Canadian community and academic thoracic surgeons, 1 thoracic surgery fellow and 2 general surgery residents. A national survey was developed and circulated to all CATS members (n = 209). Respondents were asked to indicate on a 5-point Likert scale whether each objective should be a priority for all medical students.Results: Among 209 CATS members, 56 responded (response rate 27%). The mean length of experience in clinical practice among survey respondents was 10.6 (standard deviation 10.0) years. Respondents most commonly reported teaching or supervising medical students monthly (37.0%), followed by daily (29.6%). Eight of the 10 proposed objectives received a mean Likert score of 4/5 or higher and were selected for inclusion in the final list. A finalized list of 8 learning objectives was created, following a final review from the CATS Executive Committee.Conclusion: We developed a standardized set of learning objectives for medical students that was reflective of the core concepts within thoracic surgery.