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This paper considers the support required to develop Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) capability across institutions. Rather than developing a checklist or a standardised audit approach, this paper describes the reflective journey taken by a group of academic developers who used strategies and structures previously identified in the literature to develop a conceptual framework for academic professional development. The framework was refined through an iterative process, including reflection on its use within diverse institutional contexts, combined with evaluative feedback from recognised experts in the field. The resulting framework is designed to facilitate and guide conversations to support institutional decisionmaking related to SoTL capacity building.

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the level of skill of laparoscopic surgeons in electrosurgery.Design Subjects were asked to complete a practical diathermy station and a written test of electrosurgical knowledge. Setting Tests were held in teaching and non-teaching hospitals.Sample Twenty specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology were randomly selected and tested on the Monash University gynaecological laparoscopic pelvi-trainer. Twelve candidates were consultants with 9 -28 years of practice in operative laparoscopy, and 8 were registrars with up to six years of practice in operative laparoscopy. Seven consultants and one registrar were from rural Australia, and three consultants were from New Zealand. Methods Candidates were marked with checklist criteria resulting in a pass/fail score, as well as a weighted scoring system. We retested 11 candidates one year later with the same stations. Main outcome measures No improvement in electrosurgery skill in one year of obstetric and gynaecological practice. Results No candidate successfully completed the written electrosurgery station in the initial test. A slight improvement in the pass rate to 18% was observed in the second test. The pass rate of the diathermy station dropped from 50% to 36% in the second test. Conclusion The study found ignorance of electrosurgery/diathermy among gynaecological surgeons. One year later, skills were no better.

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