The Program Evaluation Committee in Action: Lessons Learned From a General Surgery Residency’s Experience

Publication date: Available online 19 July 2017
Source:Journal of Surgical Education
Author(s): Shanley B. Deal, Heather Seabott, Lily Chang, Adnan A. Alseidi
ObjectiveTo evaluate the success of the annual program evaluation process and describe the experience of a Program Evaluation Committee for a General Surgery residency program.DesignWe conducted a retrospective review of the Program Evaluation Committee's meeting minutes, data inputs, and outcomes from 2014 to 2016. We identified top priorities by year, characterized supporting data, summarized the improvement plans and outcome measures, and evaluated whether the outcomes were achieved at 1 year.SettingVirginia Mason Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program.ParticipantsProgram Evaluation Committee members including the Program Director, 2 Associate Program Directors, 2 Senior Faculty Members, and 1 Resident.ResultsAll outcome measures were achieved or still in progress at 1 year. This included purchasing a GI mentor to improve endoscopic simulation training, establishing an outpatient surgery rotation to increase the volume of cases, and implementing a didactic course on adult learning principles for faculty development to improve intraoperative teaching. Primary reasons for slow progress were lack of follow-through by delegates or communication breakdown.ConclusionsThe annual program evaluation process has been successful in identifying top priorities, developing action plans, and achieving outcome measures using our systematic evaluation process.



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