Team training for surgical trainees

Hilary Sanfey; Christopher McDowell; Andreas H Meier; Gary L Dunnington

doi:10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.018

Team training for surgical trainees

Surgeon. 2011:9 Suppl 1:S32-4. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.018. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

Authors

Hilary Sanfey¹, Christopher McDowell, Andreas H Meier, Gary L Dunnington

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA. hsanfey@siumed.edu

PMID: 21549993
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.018

Abstract

Healthcare professionals work in teams but are rarely trained together. Realizing the adverse impact of poor teamwork on patient care, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires surgical trainees to demonstrate a mastery of teamwork-related competencies. A number of team training curricula are available in the USA, the best known of which is TeamSTEPPS - developed by the U.S. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
Educational Measurement
General Surgery / education*
Humans
Internship and Residency / methods
Interprofessional Relations*
Leadership
Patient Care Team*
Patient Safety
United States