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Institution: Nepean Hospital - NSW, Australia
Purpose
Surgical ‘bootcamps’ support trainee development in risk-free environments. We developed an inaugural Australian urology bootcamp at Nepean Hospital covering technical and non-technical skills relevant to urological training. This study examines the benefits of this bespoke bootcamp in developing knowledge, skills, and confidence of junior doctors in preparation for their registrar years.
Methodology
Twenty-five junior doctor attendees completed a survey before and after the bootcamp. The survey examined personal perceptions of knowledge, confidence, and technical skills in performing emergency urological procedures, endoscopy, laparoscopy, and robotic surgery, as well as knowledge and confidence in the non-technical domains of research skills, interview technique, examination technique, and resilience in surgical training.
Results
The bootcamp improved self-perceptions of knowledge, confidence, and technical skill in all technical and non-technical domains (p<0.0002). There was a greater improvement in confidence in technical skills than non-technical skills (p=0.01). All participants reported the bootcamp to be ‘useful’ or ‘very useful’ in furthering their urological training. There was no significant difference in improvement of knowledge, confidence, or technical skill according to clinical experience level. The non-clinical setting was a positive contributor to participant learning.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates the success of an inaugural Australian urology bootcamp in preparing early-career medical officers for urological training. The positive response will promote the ongoing provision of this bootcamp in future years and provide a standard from which other Australian surgical bootcamps are developed.
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Dr Zoe Williams - , Dr Shravankrishna Ananthapadmanabhan - , Dr Sachinka Ranasinghe - , Dr Alexander Combes - , Dr Jeremy Saad - , Dr Femi Ayeni - , Dr Nicholas Mehan - , Dr Mohan Arianayagam - , Prof Celalettin Varol - , Dr Michael Myint - , Dr Nicola Jeffery - , Dr Isaac Thangasamy - , Prof Raymond Ko - , Dr Bertram Canagasingham - , Prof Mohamed Khadra -