Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Head Neck. 2022 Nov;44(11):2528-2536. doi: 10.1002/hed.27158. Epub 2022 Aug 3.
Few studies have investigated the needs of head and neck surgery trainees and areas for improvement of fellowship programs.
We conducted a qualitative study by interviewing a nationally representative sample of program directors and national leaders in head and neck surgery. We asked about the current state and strengths of training; and areas for further improvement. All interviews were independently coded and analyzed by two reviewers.
All experts (100%) believed that the current training provides a strong foundation and furthermore, a standardized curriculum is beneficial. Multidisciplinary training (80%), participation in tumor boards (75%), and a syllabus (60%) were the most frequently mentioned components. Most believed that a formal certification process would be beneficial (73%), though there was no consensus on the format.
Experts in head and neck surgery are generally in favor of a standardized curriculum. Further discussions of a formal certification process might be warranted.
很少有研究调查过头颈部外科培训医师的需求和研究员课程的改进领域。
我们通过对头颈外科项目主任和全国领导人进行了一项全国代表性的样本的定性研究。我们询问了培训的现状和优势；以及进一步改进的领域。所有访谈均由两位评审员独立编码和分析。
所有专家（100%）都认为目前的培训提供了坚实的基础，此外，标准化的课程是有益的。多学科培训（80%）、参与肿瘤委员会（75%）和教学大纲（60%）是最常提到的组成部分。大多数人认为正式的认证过程将是有益的（73%），尽管对于形式没有共识。
头颈部外科专家普遍赞成标准化课程。进一步讨论正式的认证过程可能是必要的。
