In:
PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 3, No. 7 ( 2023-7-14), p. e0002102-
Abstract:
Academic global surgery is a rapidly growing field that aims to improve access to safe surgical care worldwide. However, no universally accepted competencies exist to inform this developing field. A consensus-based approach, with input from a diverse group of experts, is needed to identify essential competencies that will lead to standardization in this field. A task force was set up using snowball sampling to recruit a broad group of content and context experts in global surgical and perioperative care. A draft set of competencies was revised through the modified Delphi process with two rounds of anonymous input. A threshold of 80% consensus was used to determine whether a competency or sub-competency learning objective was relevant to the skillset needed within academic global surgery and perioperative care. A diverse task force recruited experts from 22 countries to participate in both rounds of the Delphi process. Of the n = 59 respondents completing both rounds of iterative polling, 63% were from low- or middle-income countries. After two rounds of anonymous feedback, participants reached consensus on nine core competencies and 31 sub-competency objectives. The greatest consensus pertained to competency in ethics and professionalism in global surgery (100%) with emphasis on justice, equity, and decolonization across multiple competencies. This Delphi process, with input from experts worldwide, identified nine competencies which can be used to develop standardized academic global surgery and perioperative care curricula worldwide. Further work needs to be done to validate these competencies and establish assessments to ensure that they are taught effectively.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2767-3375
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.r003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2023
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3101394-6
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