Urologic Care Army/Air Force/Navy Provider Education: Urologic Emergency Simulation Curriculum
Abstract
Urologic procedures are amongst the most commonly reported procedures performed at sea by military general surgeons. Yet, there are no required urologic procedure minimums in general surgery residency training, highlighting a gap between training and requirements in practice for military general surgeons. Furthermore, a needs assessment examining how often urologic emergencies are encountered by military general surgeons practicing in settings without a urologist physically present, revealed the desire for additional diagnostic training for testicular torsion, phimosis, paraphimosis, and acute urinary retention as well as additional procedural training for scrotal exploration, orchiopexy, orchiectomy, dorsal slit, dorsal penile block, open suprapubic tube placement, retrograde cystogram, and retrograde urethrogram. The purpose of this study was to develop an emergency urologic surgery curriculum using the principles of meaningful learning, scaffolding, and experiential learning with a focus on improving emergency urologic knowledge, procedural confidence, diagnostic confidence, and skill retention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1212224
Entities
People
- Ashley S. Hafer
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences