The Association of Surgeons in Training, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE, UK.
The Association of Surgeons in Training, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE, UK.
Int J Surg. 2018 Apr;52:371-375. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Oct 12.
Excellent surgical trainers play a key role in teaching, mentoring and inspiring the next generation of trainee surgeons. Although there are differences in approach, personality and technique among trainers, common themes exist for those that truly shine as examples of good training. The good surgical trainer has long been the "unsung hero" of patient safety, inspiring and imparting wisdom and skill in trainee surgeons, and instilling a sense of confidence and compassion. In order to recognise exceptional trainers, the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) introduced the Silver Scalpel Award in 2000. The award acknowledges talented trainers who go the "extra mile" for their trainees, and the selection process includes both written nominations and structured interviews with the nominees. We wished to identify what makes the best trainers excellent, to see if these attributes could be used to develop recommendations on how to train and how to support trainers. Here we present an outline of key attributes of an excellent surgical trainer, based on qualitative synthesis of the interview sheets from Silver Scalpel interviews. These results clearly highlight that good trainers are first and foremost good doctors, and that good training goes hand-in-hand with excellent patient care. This symbiotic relationship between training and patient outcomes should be acknowledged, and trainers should be supported by their employers to empower them to carry out their dual roles of training and patient care to the best of their ability. Trainers are key role models to inspire the next generation of surgeons and exceptional trainers should be celebrated.
优秀的外科培训师在教学、指导和激励下一代受训外科医生方面发挥着关键作用。尽管培训师的方法、个性和技术存在差异，但真正脱颖而出成为良好培训典范的培训师存在一些共同的主题。优秀的外科培训师长期以来一直是患者安全的“无名英雄”，激励和传授受训外科医生的智慧和技能，并灌输信心和同情心。为了表彰杰出的培训师，外科住院医师协会（ASiT）于 2000 年引入了银手术刀奖。该奖项表彰那些为受训者付出额外努力的有才华的培训师，评选过程包括对提名者的书面提名和结构化面试。我们希望确定优秀培训师的卓越之处，看看这些特质是否可以用于制定培训建议和支持培训师的建议。在这里，我们根据银手术刀访谈的访谈表的定性综合，概述了优秀外科培训师的关键特质。这些结果清楚地表明，优秀的培训师首先是优秀的医生，良好的培训与优秀的患者护理息息相关。培训与患者结果之间的这种共生关系应该得到承认，培训师应该得到雇主的支持，使他们能够充分发挥其培训和患者护理的双重角色。培训师是激励下一代外科医生的关键榜样，应该表彰杰出的培训师。
