Key result
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery training leaves 85% of specialist trainees feeling unready to perform these procedures at the completion of their training.
There is a significant training gap, with the vast majority of colorectal surgery trainees feeling unprepared to perform laparoscopic procedures independently upon completing their training.
May warrant extended mentorship for new colorectal surgeons; leaves open optimal curriculum redesign and competency validation.
In 2009, 53% of colorectal surgeons were performing a quarter of all colorectal procedures laparoscopically.1 2 A recent survey of colorectal surgery specialist trainees found that 85% of trainees did not feel ready to perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery at completion of specialist training (CCT).3 Therefore, despite the widespread availability of laparoscopic colorectal surgery, …
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Kang et al. (2012) studied this question. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery training leaves 85% of specialist trainees feeling unready to perform these procedures at the completion of their training.
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