3005 Resident Versus Program Director Opinions on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Exam Requirement

Abstract

Study Objective To determine opinions of both residents and program directors regarding the new American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) exam requirement Design Survey Setting Nation-wide Patients or Participants All OB/GYN residents and program directors (PD's) in the United States Interventions Nation-wide survey Measurements and Main Results 91 residents completed the survey while 27 program directors completed it. 71% of residents felt that they never used their simulation lab while 59% of PD's thought that residents used it 1-2 times a week. Of answers that scored the highest, 49% of residents felt that the main obstacle to simulation training was their resident work, while 31% of PD's felt that it was due to resident initiative. 75.4% of residents agreed with FLS requirement, whereas only 44.4% of PD's agreed. The majority of both residents and PD's agreed that the programs should pay for the test. Additionally, both residents and PD's equally felt that residents would be adequately prepared without additional resources (64.9% and 59.3% respectively). Conclusion Understanding both resident and PD viewpoints may be helpful in developing FLS residency curriculums.