Summative Supervisor Reporting: A Quality Performance Perspective.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Training Assessment

Background:

• Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES) reports are crucial for evaluating Core Surgical Trainees' progress.
• Quality assurance of these reports is essential for effective Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP).

Purpose of the Study:

• To quality assure AES reports using UK Joint Committee on Surgical Training criteria.
• To evaluate the contribution of AES reports to ARCP outcomes.

Main Methods:

• 145 AES reports from 75 trainers evaluating 68 Core Surgical Trainees were assessed.
• Reports were evaluated based on free text commentary, operative logbooks, and clinical supervisor reports.
• Assessments used UK Joint Committee on Surgical Training objective criteria.

Main Results:

• 69.7% of AES reports were graded adequate or above.
• Objective setting meetings were completed within 6 weeks for 85.5% of trainees.
• Female trainers produced significantly more 'Good' or 'Excellent' reports; male trainees received more 'further development required' ratings.

Conclusions:

• 30% of AES reports were insufficient for objective ARCP outcomes.
• A gender disparity in report quality and trainee assessment was identified.
• AES trainers require enhanced focus to ensure reports effectively measure career progression.