OpTrust: An Effective Educational Bundle for Enhancing Faculty-resident Intraoperative Entrustment.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Training
• Competency-Based Education

Background:

• Surgical training is shifting towards entrustable professional activities (EPAs).
• Effective faculty and resident development is crucial for successful EPA implementation.
• Optimizing teaching, learning, and assessment within this new model is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

• To measure the efficacy of a novel educational intervention for faculty and residents.
• To enhance faculty-resident behaviors and entrustment in the operating room.

Main Methods:

• An experimental study was conducted from September 2015 to June 2017.
• Observations occurred across multiple surgical specialties.
• Entrustment behaviors were assessed using the OpTrust instrument before and after the educational intervention.

Main Results:

• Significant increases in faculty entrustment scores were observed post-intervention (2.32 to 2.56, P < 0.027).
• Significant increases in resident entrustability scores were observed post-intervention (2.16 to 2.40, P < 0.029).

Conclusions:

• The educational bundle effectively improved intraoperative entrustment.
• This intervention is a vital component for implementing competency-based assessment frameworks like EPAs.