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A role delineation study of hand surgery
Curtis M Steyers1, Sally H Chai1, William F Blair1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Health Programs Department of The American College Testing Program, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Abstract:
In 1986, The American Association for Hand Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand jointly sponsored a Role Delineation Study of Hand Surgery. The purpose of this study was to define the knowledge and skills necessary for competent hand surgery practice and to determine the responsibilities and activities of hand surgeons. Eight hundred thirty-eight hand surgeons returned a self-report questionnaire. This questionnaire was designed to collect information relative to the demographic characteristics of the respondents, the importance of 38 surgical procedures, and 60 categories of knowledge related to hand surgery, and to elicit respondents opinions regarding certification in hand surgery. This study is a first attempt to define the domain of hand surgery. The data collected in this study provide the basis for designing residency fellowship and continuing education programs and may also be used to study manpower needs, regional variations in practice patterns, and to identify the educational needs of the profession of hand surgery.
