SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2023
Evaluating the perceptions of workplace-based assessments in surgical training: a systematic review.
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- Effectiveness of virtual reality compared to video training on acetabular cup and femoral stem implantation accuracy in total hip arthroplasty among medical students: a randomised controlled trial.International orthopaedics · 2024Trial
- Assessment methods in graduate medical education in critical care: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Family Medicine Resident Experience Toward Workplace-Based Assessment Form in Improving Clinical Teaching: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionWorkplace-based assessments (WBAs) are intended to maximise learning opportunities in surgical training. There is speculation as to whether mandatory assessments in this form contribute to a tick-box culture. The objective of this review was to investigate surgical trainees' attitudes towards WBAs.
methodsThis systematic review of qualitative studies was performed in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement. The literature was searched on the Medline
resultsSixteen studies were included in the review, mostly carried out on users of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme portfolio in the UK. Trainees felt that WBAs were educationally useful, providing opportunity for feedback, but this was overshadowed by a pressure to reach a set annual quota for WBAs and achieve high scores. Other themes included inaccurate recording of WBAs, the role of WBAs as formative or summative assessments, engagement and accessibility of trainers, and lack of time to complete WBAs.
conclusionsNegative perceptions about WBAs were widespread among surgical trainees despite a recognition of their capacity to facilitate learning. This review supports the recent removal of the annual quota for WBAs in UK surgical training programmes.
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