Preparatory surgical bootcamp: an effective form of training with a positive impact on self-confidence and procedural skills of the residents

• Published in: Surgery in practice and science 2022-09, Vol.10, p.100095, Article 100095
• Main Authors: Schmitt, Françoise, Eyssartier, Emilie, Sarfati-Lebreton, Marine, Rony, Louis, Boucher, Sophie, Riquin, Elise, Martin, Ludovic
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bootcamp; Internship; Self-confidence; Simulation-based learning; Surgical skills
• ISSN: 2666-2620; 2666-2620
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100095

•Pre-internship surgical bootcamps improve knowledge and residents’ self-confidence.•Perceived usefulness may be correlated with feelings of ease and competence.•Surgical training delivery at a time of transition is acclaimed by the students.•Medical students show low levels of acute stress before they begin their internship. : To evaluate the impact of a bootcamp for new residents in surgery, in terms of both knowledge and skills improvement and psychological support. : Prospective inclusion of all the 59 new residents in surgery from 2018 to 2020. Analysis of their perception of the training and comparison of the bootcamp and control groups (n=9, including the residents who could not attend the bootcamp) with respect to the results of their skills evaluations and surgical knowledge. : A two-day bootcamp is organized every year in October since 2013 at the All'Sims simulation center (University Hospital, Angers, France) just before the beginning of the internship. A subsequent skills evaluation takes place partly in the operating room and partly as an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). : New residents from the different surgical specialties and gynecology, after having given their written consent. : Among the 50 residents who attended the bootcamp, knowledge in surgical skills improved by 10% (p