High educational impact of a national simulation-based urological curriculum including technical and non-technical skills

Anna H. de Vries; Barbara M. A. Schout; Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer; Rob C. M. Pelger; Evert L. Koldewijn; Arno M. M. Muijtjens; Cordula Wagner

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High educational impact of a national simulation-based urological curriculum including technical and non-technical skills

Anna H. de Vries^*, Barbara M. A. Schout, Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer, Rob C. M. Pelger, Evert L. Koldewijn, Arno M. M. Muijtjens, Cordula Wagner

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Although simulation training is increasingly used to meet modern technology and patient safety demands, its successful integration within surgical curricula is still rare. The Dutch Urological Practical Skills (D-UPS) curriculum provides modular simulation-based training of technical and non-technical basic urological skills in the local hospital setting. This study aims to assess the educational impact of implementing the D-UPS curriculum in the Netherlands and to provide focus points for improvement of the D-UPS curriculum according to the participants.

Educational impact was assessed by means of qualitative individual module-specific feedback and a quantitative cross-sectional survey among residents and supervisors. Twenty out of 26 Dutch teaching hospitals participated. The survey focussed on practical aspects, the D-UPS curriculum in general, and the impact of the D-UPS curriculum on the development of technical and non-technical skills.

A considerable survey response of 95 % for residents and 76 % for supervisors was obtained. Modules were attended by junior and senior residents, supervised by a urologist, and peer teaching was used. Ninety percent of supervisors versus 67 % of residents judged the D-UPS curriculum as an important addition to current residency training (p = 0.007). Participants' aggregated general judgement of the modules showed a substantial percentage favorable score (M +/- SE: 57 +/- 4 %). The impact of training on, e.g., knowledge of materials/equipment and ability to anticipate on complications was high, especially for junior residents (77 +/- 5 and 71 +/- 7 %, respectively). Focus points for improvement of the D-UPS curriculum according to the participants include adaptation of the training level to residents' level of experience and focus on logistics.

The simulation-based D-UPS curriculum has a high educational impact. Residents and supervisors consider the curriculum to be an important addition to current residency training. Focus points for improvement of the D-UPS curriculum according to the participants include increased attention to logistics and integration of a spiral learning approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	928-936
Number of pages	9
Journal	Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-016-5060-1
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

Keywords

Simulation
Curriculum development
Practical skills
Residents
Urology
OF-THE-LITERATURE
MEDICAL-EDUCATION
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
SURGERY
IMPLEMENTATION
VALIDATION
FUTURE

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de Vries, A. H., Schout, B. M. A., van Merrienboer, J. J. G., Pelger, R. C. M., Koldewijn, E. L., Muijtjens, A. M. M., & Wagner, C. (2017). High educational impact of a national simulation-based urological curriculum including technical and non-technical skills. Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques, 31(2), 928-936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-016-5060-1

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High educational impact of a national simulation-based urological curriculum including technical and non-technical skills. / de Vries, Anna H.; Schout, Barbara M. A.; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. et al.
In: Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques, Vol. 31, No. 2, 02.2017, p. 928-936.

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