title: Lesson plans in surgical training.
abstract: Lesson plans in surgery enable trainers and trainees to agree on goals that balance training needs with service commitments. Lesson plans are individualised to the trainee and encourage ownership of learning. They are based on SMART criteria and therefore have a sound educational footing. Most of the work in creating a lesson plan falls to the trainee. The total time for creation of each plan is approximately 20 min. Our use of lesson plans for surgical training has been met with favourable response from both trainer and trainees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: A K R
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*