title: Educational feedback in the operating room: a gap between resident and faculty perceptions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Immediate feedback regarding performance in the operating room remains a key component of resident education. The aim of this study was to assess resident and faculty perceptions regarding postoperative feedback.
  
  
  METHODS
  Anonymous surveys were distributed to residents and faculty members. Questions addressed the timing, amount, and specificity of feedback; satisfaction; and the definition and importance of feedback. Additional questions regarded the importance and frequency of feedback in 7 specific areas of surgical competency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Resident satisfaction with timing, amount, and specificity of feedback was significantly lower than faculty satisfaction. Perceptions of the importance of feedback for each of the 7 specific areas did not differ. Faculty members' perceptions on the frequency of feedback were higher than residents' perception in all competencies of feedback (5-point scale, all P values = .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are significant differences between resident and faculty perceptions regarding postoperative feedback. Although faculty members believed they delivered appropriate amounts of timely, quality feedback, this perception was not shared by residents.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies and Division of Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Karen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: Kristine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005246:Feedback; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington