Current challenges in surgical training – the trainee's perspective

Keates, Natasha; Burke, Joshua; Giwa, Lolade

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.09.014

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“…[14][15][16][17] In order to ensure we continue to develop and retain excellent surgeons of the future and to deliver the best possible patient care, surgical training in the UK and Republic of Ireland must adapt. 18 The Commission on the Future of Surgery: Technology Enhanced Surgical Training (FOS:TEST) was formed by the Association of Surgeons in Training and the Robotics and Digital Surgery Group of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. All specialty training committees and the four surgical royal colleges were invited to elect a representative to join the Commission.…”

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Future of Surgery: Technology Enhanced Surgical Training: Report of the FOS:TEST Commission

Adebayo¹,

Aldoori²,

Allum³

et al. 2022

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Over the past 50 years the capability of technology to improve surgical care has been realised and while surgical trainees and trainers strive to deliver care and train; the technological ‘solutions’ market continues to expand. However, there remains no coordinated process to assess these technologies. The FOS:TEST Report aimed to (1) define the current, unmet needs in surgical training, (2) assess the current evidence-base of technologies that may be beneficial to training and map these onto both the patient and trainee pathway and (3) make recommendations on the development, assessment, and adoption of novel surgical technologies. The FOS:TEST Commission was formed by the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT), The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) Robotics and Digital Surgery Group and representatives from all trainee specialty associations. Two national datasets provided by Health Education England were used to identify unmet surgical training needs through qualitative analysis against pre-defined coding frameworks. These unmet needs were prioritised at two virtual consensus hackathons and mapped to the patient and trainee pathway and the capabilities in practice (CiPs) framework. The commission received more than 120 evidence submissions from surgeons in training, consultant surgeons and training leaders. Following peer review, 32 were selected that covered a range of innovations. Contributors also highlighted several important key considerations, including the changing pedagogy of surgical training, the ethics and challenges of big data and machine learning, sustainability, and health economics. This summates to 7 Key Recommendations and 51 concluding statements. The FOS:TEST Commission was borne out of what is a pivotal point in the digital transformation of surgical training. Academic expertise and collaboration will be required to evaluate efficacy of any novel training solution. However, this must be coupled with pragmatic assessments of feasibility and cost to ensure that any intervention is scalable for national implementation. Currently, there is no replacement for hands-on operating. However, for future UK and ROI surgeons to stay relevant in a global market, our training methods must adapt. The Future of Surgery: Technology Enhanced Surgical Training Report provides a blueprint for how this can be achieved.

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confidence: 99%