Higher Speciality Training Boot Camp in Otolaryngology: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Northern National Formative Specialty Training 3 Induction Course

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Jan 13

PMID 35024258

Authors

Rajesh Anmolsingh

Rohma Abrar

Bhargavi Chandrasekar

Joseph Salem

Rachel Edmitson

Rajeev Advani

Sadie Khwaja

Simon Watmough

Nirmal Kumar

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Abstract

Background Opportunities for new otolaryngology trainees to develop their skills as they embark on specialty training can be limited. Our facility hosted a national simulation-based boot camp for new otolaryngology trainees in the UK. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the boot camp in improving trainee confidence as they transitioned from core surgical training (CST) to higher specialty training (HST) in otolaryngology. Methodology We conducted a prospective study on the effectiveness of the boot camp on trainee induction. The boot camp included hands-on simulation, small group teaching and didactic lectures addressing technical skills in the fields of otology, laryngology, rhinology, facial plastics, and paediatrics, as well as non-technical skills involving human factors, simulated ward round, and cognitive simulation. The boot camp curriculum reflected the competencies expected by the Joint Committee of Surgical Training (JCST) at this level of training. Participants completed a pre- and post-course questionnaire addressing their self-confidence for the technical and non-technical skills they developed during the boot camp. All participants were invited to participate in an interview 12 months after the boot camp. Results A total of 27 new otolaryngology trainees (approximately half of all new otolaryngology trainees in the UK) participated in the boot camp. A significant increase in median confidence was observed for all technical and non-technical stations (p < 0.0001). The increase in confidence observed was similar for participants regardless of prior experience in otolaryngology. Five candidates were interviewed a year after the boot camp. Analysis of the transcripts generated distinct comments that were grouped into five key themes. Conclusions A simulation-based boot camp mapped to the JCST curriculum can increase the confidence of new otolaryngology Specialty Training 3 trainees during their transition from CST to HST. It can provide valuable and durable technical and non-technical skills to aid trainees in the clinic, theatre environment, and when on-call during their inaugural year of training.

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