Open AccessA positive change in surgical attitudes towards online workplace-based assessment
Author(s) -
SC Hawkins,
Aoife Osborne,
D Egbeare,
James M. Williamson,
Lambert Aw
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363514x14042954769636
Subject(s) - apprenticeship , medical education , curriculum , medicine , work (physics) , nursing , psychology , engineering , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics
Traditional models of surgical education have been based on the apprenticeship model. However, in recent years work patterns have changed significantly 1 and a competency-based approach to trainee assessment has been developed with the introduction of workplace-based assessments (WBAs) and online portfolios. The Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) began development in 2002 and has become a central component of surgical trainee assessment since its introduction in 2007.