A review of the American College of Surgeons accredited education institutes' assessment practices for learners, faculty, and continuous program improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Simulation is an instructional modality that offers opportunities for assessment across many domains. The American College of Surgeons created the Accredited Education Institutes (AEIs) to build a community of high-quality simulation centers focused around improving surgical education and training. The goals of this project were to identify assessment methods used by AEIs, discuss how these methods align with established assessment frameworks, identify best practices, and provide guidance on best practice implementation.

Methods

The authors analyzed responses regarding learner assessment, faculty assessment, and continuous program improvement from AEI accreditations surveys using deductive qualitative analysis.

Results

Data from ninety-six centers were reviewe

SUBMITTER: Hafer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113977 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature