Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care
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In brief
In brief
Survey of 100 caregivers at two academic children's hospitals examining parental knowledge and acceptance of surgical trainee involvement in pediatric operations. Study compares caregiver willingness to consent under traditional versus competency-based training models, addressing the shift toward earlier supervised autonomy in surgical education.
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Purpose
Surgical training is shifting toward competency-based models that promote earlier supervised autonomy. We assessed caregiver knowledge, willingness to consent, and opinions regarding trainee autonomy in their child's operation.
Methods
At two academic children's hospitals, 100 caregivers of children aged 0–17 years completed an electronic survey in the pediatric surgery clinic (1/2018–4/2018). Knowledge, willingness to consent, and opinions of trainee involvement in their child's operation in standard and competency-based training models were assessed. McNemar's test compared willingness to consent with standard and competency-based training (p