Surgery residents and attending surgeons have different perceptions of feedback.
Feedback plays an important role in Postgraduate Medical Education and is indispensable in surgical training. Improvement in operating skills, for example, requires constant feedback between teacher and learner to promote reflection on performance. Prior to providing workshops on giving effective feedback, the goal of this study was to assess the perceptions of attending surgeons and residents on feedback practices in our program. We show a startling disparity in perceptions of feedback frequency and skills. The results were used in planning a Workshop on Giving Feedback for our faculty. The effectiveness of this Workshop will be assessed at a later date by administering the same questionnaire.
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Division of General Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Liberman
Moishe
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Steinert
Yvonne
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McLeod
Peter
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Meterissian
Sarkis
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005246:Feedback; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011792:Quebec; D012938:Social Perception; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*