TY - JOUR
T1 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees
AU - Kim, Samuel S.
AU - Schumacher, Lana
AU - Cooke, David T.
AU - Servais, Elliot
AU - Rice, David
AU - Sarkaria, Inderpal
AU - Yang, Stephen
AU - Abbas, Abbas
AU - Sanchetti, Manu
AU - Long, Jason
AU - Kotova, Svetlana
AU - Park, Bernard J.
AU - D'Souza, Desmond
AU - Shah-Jadeja, Mansi
AU - Ajouz, Hana
AU - Godoy, Luis
AU - Bahatyrevich, Nataliya
AU - Hayanga, Jeremiah
AU - Lazar, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors
PY - 2025/4
Y1 - 2025/4
N2 - Objective: With robotic technology's rapid growth and integration, an urgent need to bridge the educational gap in thoracic surgical training has emerged. This document, a result of consensus among a group of experts in the practice and training of robotic surgery from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, aims to provide a framework for a standardized national robotic curriculum for thoracic surgery trainees. Methods: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Robotic Thoracic Surgery and Workforce on E-learning and Educational Innovation assembled an expert group with the input of the Thoracic Surgery Director's Association. A focused literature review was performed, and expert consensus statements were developed using a modified Delphi process to address 3 major themes: (1) program expectations, (2) components of training, and (3) assessment and feedback. Results: A consensus was reached on 12 recommendations. These consensus statements reflect updated insights on developing a standardized robotics curriculum based on the latest literature and current educational experience, focusing on program expectations and educational guidelines to develop an optimal training curriculum. Conclusions: The expert panel provides several key recommendations to provide a framework for developing a standardized national robotic thoracic curriculum, which would improve resident education and abridge any educational disparity that may exist among programs.
AB - Objective: With robotic technology's rapid growth and integration, an urgent need to bridge the educational gap in thoracic surgical training has emerged. This document, a result of consensus among a group of experts in the practice and training of robotic surgery from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, aims to provide a framework for a standardized national robotic curriculum for thoracic surgery trainees. Methods: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Robotic Thoracic Surgery and Workforce on E-learning and Educational Innovation assembled an expert group with the input of the Thoracic Surgery Director's Association. A focused literature review was performed, and expert consensus statements were developed using a modified Delphi process to address 3 major themes: (1) program expectations, (2) components of training, and (3) assessment and feedback. Results: A consensus was reached on 12 recommendations. These consensus statements reflect updated insights on developing a standardized robotics curriculum based on the latest literature and current educational experience, focusing on program expectations and educational guidelines to develop an optimal training curriculum. Conclusions: The expert panel provides several key recommendations to provide a framework for developing a standardized national robotic thoracic curriculum, which would improve resident education and abridge any educational disparity that may exist among programs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 39706508
AN - SCOPUS:85216652981
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 119
SP - 719
EP - 732
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -