A surgical sciences e-learning program designed to support academic development of trainees in the early years of surgical training was associated with improved success in surgical trainees' professional examination, positive student feedback, and significant academic attainment.
Efficient and meaningful evaluation of performance is critical to the professional development of trainees in surgical residency programs.
Although development of trainees' competency in interpersonal communication is essential to high-quality patient-centered surgical care, nontechnical skills present assessment challenges for residency program directors.
"However, teaching involves a complex mix of knowledge, skills and understanding of child development and trainees need both a high level of education themselves and thorough teacher training before they can take on the demands of educating our young people.
Efficient and meaningful evaluation of clinical competence is currently critical of professional development of trainees in medical training programmes.
In part, this might be due to consultants' striving at balancing supervision and development of trainees' independence [ 15, 16].
Efficient and meaningful evaluation of clinical competence is critical to the professional development of trainees in medical training programmes.
In 2012, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Next Accreditation System NASS) established educational "milestones", or observable developmental steps that describe the trajectory of progress and educational development of trainees [ 4].
Although funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), push for education and outreach activities in the "broader impacts" criteria for grants, they have not sufficiently emphasized professional development of trainees specifically with respect to today's job market.
The online MSc programme supports academic development of trainees in the early years of surgical training, is well received by students, and is associated with improved success in their professional examination.
