Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training made SIMPL

Evan P Rotar; Raymond J Strobel; Irving L Kron

doi:10.1111/jocs.16023

Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training made SIMPL

J Card Surg. 2021 Dec;36(12):4688-4689. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16023. Epub 2021 Sep 23.

Authors

Evan P Rotar¹, Raymond J Strobel¹, Irving L Kron¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Abstract

Background: Effective cardiothoracic surgical training requires an emphasis on education through timely feedback and constructive criticism.

Aims: Review of the implementation of the System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning application within a cardiothoracic surgical training program.

Materials & methods: Here, we review a report by Bergquist et al. to the Journal of Cardiac Surgery detailing their implementation of the System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning application.

Conclusion: It is feasible for the SIMPL application to be implemented with acceptable use in a cardiothoracic training program.

Keywords: cardiovascular research.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Specialties, Surgical*
Thoracic Surgery*

Abstract

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