TY - JOUR
T1 - The Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education (JCTSE) “Educate the Educators” Faculty Development Course
T2 - Analysis of the First 5 Years
AU - Yang, Stephen C.
AU - Vaporciyan, Ara A.
AU - Mark, Rebecca J.
AU - DaRosa, Deborah A.
AU - Stritter, Frank T.
AU - Sullivan, Maura E.
AU - Verrier, Edward D.
N1 - Funding Information:
JCTSE, Inc, is grateful to the continued support by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the help in the early development of this course by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and The Thoracic Surgery Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Background Since 2010, the Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, Inc (JCTSE) has sponsored an annual “Educate the Educators” (EtE) course. The goal is to provide United States academic cardiothoracic surgeons (CTS) the fundamentals of teaching skills, educational curriculum development, and using education for academic advancement. This report describes the course development and evaluation along with attendee's self-assessment of skills through the first 5 years of the program. Methods The content of this 2½-day course was based on needs assessment surveys of CTS and residents attending annual meetings in 2009. From 2010 to 2014, EtE was offered to all CTS at training programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Course content was evaluated by using end-of-course evaluation forms. A 5-point Likert scale (1 = poor, 5 = excellent) was used to obtain composite assessment mean scores for the 5 years on course variables, session presentations, and self-assessments. Results With 963 known academic CTS in the United States, 156 (16.3%) have attended, representing 70 of 72 training programs (97%), and 1 international surgeon attended. There were also 7 program coordinators. Ratings of core course contents ranged from 4.4 to 4.8, accompanied with highly complementary comments. Through self-assessment, skills and knowledge in all content areas statistically improved significantly. The effect of the course was evaluated with a follow-up survey in which responders rated the program 4.3 on the usefulness of the information for their career and 3.9 for educational productivity. Conclusions The EtE program offers an excellent opportunity for academic CTS to enhance their teaching skills, develop educational activities, and prepare for academic promotion. With its unique networking and mentorship environment, the EtE program is an important resource in the evolution of cardiothoracic surgical training in the United States.
AB - Background Since 2010, the Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, Inc (JCTSE) has sponsored an annual “Educate the Educators” (EtE) course. The goal is to provide United States academic cardiothoracic surgeons (CTS) the fundamentals of teaching skills, educational curriculum development, and using education for academic advancement. This report describes the course development and evaluation along with attendee's self-assessment of skills through the first 5 years of the program. Methods The content of this 2½-day course was based on needs assessment surveys of CTS and residents attending annual meetings in 2009. From 2010 to 2014, EtE was offered to all CTS at training programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Course content was evaluated by using end-of-course evaluation forms. A 5-point Likert scale (1 = poor, 5 = excellent) was used to obtain composite assessment mean scores for the 5 years on course variables, session presentations, and self-assessments. Results With 963 known academic CTS in the United States, 156 (16.3%) have attended, representing 70 of 72 training programs (97%), and 1 international surgeon attended. There were also 7 program coordinators. Ratings of core course contents ranged from 4.4 to 4.8, accompanied with highly complementary comments. Through self-assessment, skills and knowledge in all content areas statistically improved significantly. The effect of the course was evaluated with a follow-up survey in which responders rated the program 4.3 on the usefulness of the information for their career and 3.9 for educational productivity. Conclusions The EtE program offers an excellent opportunity for academic CTS to enhance their teaching skills, develop educational activities, and prepare for academic promotion. With its unique networking and mentorship environment, the EtE program is an important resource in the evolution of cardiothoracic surgical training in the United States.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.080
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.080
M3 - Article
C2 - 27847048
AN - SCOPUS:84995970237
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 102
SP - 2127
EP - 2132
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -