Full Description
This book is designed to provide the reader with comprehension of the principles of contemporary surgical education and skills to design and implement effective curricula that include learning theory, needs assessments, curriculum development, effective teaching methods, valid and reliable assessment of learners, and comprehensive program evaluation.
This text will provide a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field and will serve as a valuable resource for anyone wishing to become a better educator regardless of the level of the trainee. The book will review how people learn and how to vary teaching methods accordingly. It will cover curriculum planning, measurement and performance assessment, teaching residents to teach, coaching, promoting professionalism, teaching surgeons to lead, and burnout. It will aid in identifying differences in generations and how to select students and residents who will thrive in your program. Specifics on teaching in the operating room, use of new technologies and honing of feedback skills will be addressed. The effect of duty hours and due process for struggling learners will also be addressed as well as preparing residents for beyond residency. Specifics on how to set up simulation centers and utilize this technology will also be discussed. These are a few of the topics which will prepare the reader to excel in education and thus be able to positively influence patient care well beyond that of any one individual.
Contents
Part 1: Foundations of Teaching.- Chapter 1. See on, do one, teach one - a story of how surgeons learn.- Chapter 2. Needs Assessment. Chapter 3. Curriculum Development.- Chapter 4. Measurement in Education.- Chapter 5. Performance assessment in minimally invasive surgery.- Chapter 6. Crowdsourcing and large scale evaluation.- Chapter 7. Teaching Residents to teach: Why and how.- Chapter 8. Teaching in the Operating Room.- Part 2: Program Optimization.- Chapter 9. Resident duty hours in surgical education.- Chapter 10. Generational differences & Resident Selection.- Chapter 11. Role of Educators in Quality improvement.- Chapter 12. Role of the Surgeon educator in leading surgical skills center development.- Chapter 13. Modern Theory for Development of Simulators for Urologic Education.- Chapter 14. The surgical workplace learning environment: integrating coaching and mentoring.- Chapter 15. Integrating Research into training.- Chapter 16. Promoting professionalism.- Chapter 17. Optimizing Success for the Underperforming Resident.- Part 3: Lessons & Insights of Surgical Education.- Chapter 18. Dealing with Complications.- Chapter 19. Quality improvement and patient safety.- Chapter 20. Teaching Surgeons to Lead.- Chapter 21. Teaching Surgical Ethics.- Chapter 22. Surgical Ergonomics.- Chapter 23. Evaluation & Management Documentation, Billing & Coding.- Chapter 24. Simulation in Urology.- Chapter 25. Resident Physician Burnout: Improving the wellness of surgical trainees.- Chapter 26. Preparation beyond residency.
