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Skills and competencies that a new ENT specialty trainee year 3 should possess: a live Delphi study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2022

J Rocke*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, UK
E Heward
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, UK
E Stapleton
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, UK
ENT NORTH Collaborative
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, UK
*
Author for correspondence: Mr J Rocke, ENT Department, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan WN1 2NN, UK E-mail: johnpjrocke@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to develop a novel live Delphi method to obtain a consensus on the skills and competencies that a new ENT registrar (specialty trainee level 3) should possess. Developing a clear outcome set for core surgical trainees is important so that this phase of training can be directed at specific aims.

Method

Attendees at the North of England meeting participated in this Delphi exercise. Participants comprised a range of ENT professionals from medical student to consultant surgeons. The main outcome measure of consensus was defined prior to the study as the median response value: strongly agree or more for positive consensus and strongly disagree or less for negative consensus.

Results

This study identified multiple areas that reached consensus relating to elective and operative skills and demonstrated agreement in areas relating to ENT specific and allied specialty experience.

Conclusion

This study has highlighted a novel method for shaping surgical curricula.

Type
Main Article
Copyright
Copyright © North of England Trainee Collaborative, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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Footnotes

Mr J Rocke takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

*

See Authorship section for the full list of collaborators.

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