Abstract
Background
Since the inception of American College of Surgeons' Accredited Educational Institute
(ACS-AEI) Consortium, accreditation reviews have identified best practices in simulation-based
education and center operations. A review of best practices would support the communication
of these best practices, offer recognition of exemplar institutes, and facilitate
discussion and sharing of resources amongst AEIs.
Methods
We examined 5 years of ACS AEI accreditation best practices identified across all
standards and criteria. The goal was to identify resources that could be shared among
AEIs and recognize AEI champions that have promoted best practices in surgical simulation.
Results
From 149 site reviews (July 2011–June 2016), reviewers identified 197 best practices
across 83 AEIs (52.9% of all sites reviewed received a best practice). A total of
52.5% of best practices were associated with curriculum development, delivery of effective
education and assessment, and 25 available resources were identified that could be
shared among AEIs. The majority of best practices (n = 117, 59.3%) were identified at 24 AEIs, with the highest number of best practices
identified at Banner Simulation Center and New Orleans Learning Center (10 each over
2 reviews). Twenty-two other institutes presented 97 best practices, with between
3 to 8 per institute (mean = 4.4, standard deviation = 1.6). Specific best practices,
criteria, and AEI champions are highlighted.
Conclusion
Review of AEI accreditation best practices identified common themes for surgical simulation
programs and identified tools that could be shared to advance all programs and champion
AEIs that have promoted best practices in surgical simulation.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: December 19, 2017
Accepted:
November 7,
2017
Footnotes
Presented at the 10th Annual ACS Surgical Simulation Meeting, March 17–18, 2017, Chicago, Illinois.
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