A Simulation-Based Resident as Surgical Teacher (RAST) Program

Abstract

strategies are reliable enough for residents to accept and use their results, and whether residents have the knowledge/skills to apply these reports for personal practice improvement.Next steps in the implementation of resident OPPE reports will be to define learning objectives that address the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to understand and use personal performance data, and build curricula to address these objectives. On a national scale, practicing physicians are asked to reflect on and improve their performance based on similar feedback from employers and payers. We believe that having regular and structured access to personal performance data during training is a vital first step to succeeding in this environment.Because milestones differ across residency programs, curricula and learning objectives will likely vary somewhat by program. Our continued partnership with performance improvement will allow modification of OPPE reports to meet program needs.This intervention demonstrates the importance of creating infrastructure for quality improvement and patient safety education across training programs. Partnership with institutional stakeholders can lead to shared resources, collaborative curriculum design, and improved alignment between educators and administrators.