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Efficacy of a resident-as-teacher program (RATP) for general surgery residents: An evaluation of 3 Years of
Alaina D Geary1, Donald T Hess1, Luise I Pernar1
1Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Background:
Teaching is a responsibility of general surgery residents and formal teaching instruction is mandated. This study examines the efficacy of a formal RATP incorporated into our general surgery residency curriculum.
Methods:
The RATP was developed locally and delivered longitudinally over the course of the academic year, starting in 2017. Self-assessment surveys were distributed to residents before and after completion of the program each academic year. Medical students were surveyed regarding their impression of teaching on the surgical clerkship.
Results:
RATP data was collected annually. All sessions were highly rated. Residents reported improved teaching self-efficacy after participation. Medical student agreement with the statement 'Residents provided effective teaching during the [surgery] clerkship' increased from 68.6% prior to RATP implementation to 79.7% in the following years (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Incorporation of a locally developed RATP improved residents' self-perceptions and medical student perception of residents as teachers. RATPs should be adopted widely.
