A national curriculum of fundamental skills for plastic surgery residency: Report of the inaugural ACAPS boot camp

Edward H. Davidson, Jenny C. Barker, Francesco M. Egro, Alexandra Krajewski, Jeffrey E. Janis, Vu T. Nguyen

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Abstract

Background: The Inaugural American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery Boot Camp program was developed in response to ongoing changes in graduate medical education. The Boot Camp is a hands-on, practicum-based, 3-day course to introduce core concepts in plastic surgery for new plastic surgery residents (in both integrated and independent tracks). Methods: The course was held in Pittsburgh in July to August 2015. There were 43 attendees (35 integrated/8 independent) representing 22 residency programs across 15 states. Faculty was composed of 8 local personnel and 5 visiting. Lecture topics and practical sessions covered the full spectrum of plastic surgery. All trainees completed an online survey evaluation both during the course and at 6 months. Results: Participant responseswere overwhelmingly positive.A total of 72%of respondents rated the Boot Camp ≥ 8 on a 1 to 10 scale (10 is excellent) for the overall course rating; 79% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that the simulation scenarios were realistic; and 75% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that they found simulation-based training to be a valuable way to teach this material. Respondents reported an increase in comfort and confidence across topics after attending the Boot Camp at both 0- and 6-month time points. Instructors received positive evaluations across all topics. Conclusions: This successful inaugural course serves as a benchmark for development of a logistical blueprint, business plan, and curriculum for a proposed expansion to regional centers, to potentially encompass all incoming residents in plastic surgery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)121-126
Number of pages6
JournalAnnals of Plastic Surgery
Volume78
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • ACAPS
  • American Council of Academic Plastic Surgery
  • Boot camp
  • Intern
  • Plastic surgery bootcamp
  • Plastic surgery resident education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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