During residency surgical trainees perform on average 979 operations
They must be evaluated for just 6...
Trainee preparedness for independent practice is a concern that crosses many procedural specialties, and quality feedback for trainees is in high demand.
SIMPL's mission is to "Establish and maintain the operational, collaborative, data, and analytic infrastructure to support continuous improvement of the medical education system". Our initial goal has been to provide educators and learners with convenient, reliable, valid assessment tools that can be used for frequent, real-time workplace assessment and feedback. The SIMPL OR app provides this platform. Through collaboration by members in 13 specialties, we work to improve the quality of education across medical education.
About the SIMPL OR App
Making intra-operative evaluation easy
Coordinating Committee
Purpose
The 2021 SIMPL CBME Coordinating Committee is responsible for the overall strategy and planning of the pilot. The group reports to the SIMPL Steering Committee. The chair from each pilot subcommittee will also be a member of the coordinating committee.
Members
Current:
Co-Chairs: Andy Krumm, Jim Korndorffer
Members: Brian George, Jay Zwischenberger, Sarah Jung, Ben Zendejas, Greg Wnuk
Meeting Frequency
Every two weeks, Wednesdays at 1pm eastern
Engagement Committee
Purpose
The Engagement Committee will create, share, and follow-up on ideas to improve engagement for programs with the SIMPL CBME Pilot. SIMPL will support the Engagement Committee through existing engagement resources, new strategies, and new tools.
Members
No restrictions; ideally members who have a track record of success in this domain and/or innovative ideas for motivating others.
Meeting Frequency
4th Thursday of each month at 4pm eastern, March 2021-July 2022
Aim and Measurement Committees (Specialty-Specific)
Purpose
The aim of the 2021 SIMPL CBME pilot is to ensure competence on one index procedure per PGY per specialty. The Aim and Measurement Committees, formed of members from each specialty, will be responsible for selecting specialty-specific index procedures and define competence standards. SIMPL will support these committees through expert consultation, relevant data requests, and analyses.
Members
Each specialty committee should have at least 3 members. Members should include a mix of faculty and residents from multiple programs and from diverse program types. Delegates are accepted.
Meeting Frequency
Specialty-specific Subcommittees: to be determined by members
Initial Kick-off Meeting: Tuesday, March 23rd at 4pm eastern
First Group Check-in: Tuesday, May 25th at 4pm eastern
Teaching and Learning Committees (Specialty-Specific)
Purpose
Formed of members from each specialty, each committee will determine the educational change ideas for the CBME pilot sites (i.e.: simulation, teaching technique, usage of reporting metrics, learning plans, etc.). SIMPL will support the Teaching and Learning Committee with identifying and selecting change ideas, identifying potential implementation challenges, and dissemination.
Members
Each specialty-specific Teaching and Learning Committee should have at least 3 members. Members should include a mix of faculty and residents from multiple programs and from diverse program types. Delegates are accepted.
Meeting Frequency
Specialty-specific Subcommittees: to be determined by members
Initial Kick-off Meeting: Wednesday, March 24th 4pm eastern
Check-in meeting: Wednesday, May 26th 4pm eastern
At-Large Member
Purpose
Full group members range from individuals from sites interested in participating, to those who want to stay up-to-date, to those leading committees. By being an At-Large Member you will receive general status updates for the Pilot including official start dates, summary of change ideas, index procedures, tips for SIMPL engagement, and more.
Members
All individuals interested in and participating in the 2021 SIMPL CBME Pilot. This group includes all committee members.
Meeting Frequency
Next at-large/full group meeting: Wednesday, June 2nd at 4pm eastern
SIMPL is committed to establishing and maintaining the operational, collaborative, data, and analytic infrastructure to support continuous improvement of the medical education system. One way we do this is through Educational Quality Improvement, or EQI. Modeled after the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Model for Clinical Quality Improvement, we belive that EQI can bring meaningful change to the medical education system that will lead to saving countless patient lives. Contact us for more information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
SIMPL is excited to share the news that the American Board of Surgery has selected the Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning to create the technology platform for the Board's Entrustable Professional Activity Project. This excited project is perfectly aligned with SIMPL's goals to create the infrastructure that allows for constant improvement in medical education. We will provide updates to all SIMPL Members in the coming weeks as we embark on this ambitious project.
Read the full Press Release Here: https://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?news_epatech0922
The SIMPL Team has been working hard on a fully updated SIMPL Website- check back on www.simpl.org soon for the new and improved site!
