1. SURGICAL EDUCATION WEEK APDS-ASE JOINT PROGRAM March 22, 2012 ACS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE RESIDENCY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SURGERY: 2012 UPDATE Ajit K. Sachdeva, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S. Director, Division of Education American College of Surgeons

2. Sachdeva 2012 UNDERPINNINGS OF THE RESIDENCY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE ACS DIVISION OF EDUCATION Advances in surgery and in surgical education and training New national imperatives and regulatory mandates Evolving needs of surgery residents, program directors, and faculty Launch of the ACS Inspiring Quality Campaign

3. Sachdeva 2012 AREAS OF SPECIAL FOCUS OF THE ACS DIVISION OF EDUCATION Linking of innovative education and training with efforts to enhance quality and safety in surgery Verification and documentation of surgical knowledge and skills, using robust assessment tools Design of special interventions to better prepare medical students to enter residency training, and better prepare residents and fellows to enter independent practice

4. Sachdeva 2012 BETTER PREPARATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS TO ENTER SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACS/APDS/ASE Surgery Resident Prep Curriculum ACS/ASE Medical Student Simulation-based Surgical Skills Curriculum ACS/ASE Medical Student Cognitive Skills Curriculum

5. Sachdeva 2012 SUPPORT FOR TRANSITION FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT SUPERVISION FOR PGY-1 SURGERY RESIDENTS ACS Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum ACS Surgery Resident OSCE ACS/APDS National Surgical Skills Curriculum Phase I: Basic Skills and Tasks 20 modules

6. Sachdeva 2012 SUPPORT FOR TRANSITION FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT SUPERVISION FOR PGY-1 SURGERY RESIDENTS ACS Program on Patient Safety ACS Program on Ethics ACS Program on Professionalism

7. Sachdeva 2012 PROFICIENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF SURGERY RESIDENTS SAGES/ACS FLS Program ACS/APDS National Surgical Skills Curriculum

8. Sachdeva 2012 PROFICIENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF SURGERY RESIDENTS ACS Multimedia Atlas of Surgery ACS SRGS Connect

9. Sachdeva 2012 PROFICIENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF SURGERY RESIDENTS

10. Sachdeva 2012 PREPARATION OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS TO TRANSITION TO PRACTICE ACS RATL Course ACS Program on Essential Skills for Surgical Practice

11. Sachdeva 2012 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SURGERY PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND FACULTY ACS Surgeons as Educators Course ACS RAP Page ACS Technical Skills Education Resource

12. CLOSING REMARKS… ACS Division of Education continues to pursue development of innovative education and training programs to address evolving needs in residency education Robust assessments of knowledge and skills are key to addressing national imperatives and regulatory mandates Transitions in professional careers remain areas of special focus of the ACS Division of Education Sachdeva 2012

13. American College of Surgeons Division of Education Promoting Excellence in Surgical Care through Education, Training, and Validation