title: Anesthesiology residents' perspective about good teaching--a qualitative needs assessment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Germany, like many other countries, will soon have a shortage of qualified doctors. One reason for the dissatisfaction amongst medical residents are the relatively unstructured residency training programs despite increasing importance of outcome-based education. The aim of our study was to identify characteristics and requirements for good teaching during anesthesiology residency training from the resident's point of view.
  
  
  METHODS
  A consensus workshop with residents from all medical universities in Germany was held. Participants were allocated to one of the three topics, chosen based on a 2009 nationwide evaluation of residency. The three topics were (A) characteristics of helpful/good teachers, (B) characteristics of helpful/good conditions and (C) characteristics of helpful/good curricular structure. Each group followed a nominal group technique consensus process to define and rank characteristics for a good residency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  31 (79.5%) resident representatives were present. The consented results put emphasis on the importance of structured curricula including transparent goals and objectives, in training formative assessments and quality assurance measures for the program. Residents further long for trained trainers with formal teaching qualifications and protected teaching time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Good residency training requires careful consideration of all stakeholders' needs. Results reflect and extend previous findings and are at least to some degree easily implemented. These findings are an important step to establish a broader consensus within the discipline.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum und Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Heiderose
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ortwein
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum und Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany ; Lernzentrum, Abteilung für Curriculumsorganisation, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolf E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Blaum
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum und Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Spies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D013663:Teaching / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anesthesiology; consensus; curriculum development; needs assessment; residents