Graduate surgical education redesign: Reflections on curriculum theory and practice

Simple Standardized Patient Handoff System that Increases Accuracy and Completeness

“…1 In response to this challenge, the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine hosted a 2-day think-tank consortium to identify critical educational components of a surgical residency and to identify models that could satisfy not only the educational mission, but also the duty-hour limitations set forth by the ACGME. 10,11 Components of our redesigned surgical residency include apprenticeships, small teams, and a night float service to cross-cover all inpatients, consults, and the emergency room from 6 PM to 7 AM, 5 days per week. We have shown that the new model of a surgery residency can be implemented with stable or improved resident perception of caseload, continuity, resident caseload, operating room teaching, and faculty supervision.…”

Establishing a simulation center for surgical skills: what to do and how to do it

“…The use of computer-based simulation gives educators performance quantification capabilities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to achieve. Given the ongoing transformation of both residency structure and curriculum [11,12], the future of simulation in these educational efforts seems assured.…”

A Conceptual Analytics Model for an Outcome-Driven Quality Management Framework as Part of Professional Healthcare Education

“…However, the field of health informatics is continuously changing and growing; new techniques, aspects, theories, and solutions emerge constantly, and teachers have to renew the teaching material and course curricula annually. During this reform, according to DaRosa & Bell [ 6 ], we consider the curriculum to be a product. This improvement is time-consuming but relatively easy.…”

“…New pedagogical approaches (eg, flipped classroom, gamification, or simulation) that engage learners in their personal development by encouraging lifelong learning and increasing their skill set [ 4 ] have been tested, discussed, and evaluated, with promising results [ 5 ]. To continually redesign the curriculum is a real challenge for educators and educational developers [ 6 ]. The most demanding task is to choose appropriate teaching and learning activities.…”