Surgical Education and Simulation Research Fellowship
Email: mghserg@mgb.org
Overview
The Surgical Education and Simulation Research Fellowship in the Mass General Brigham Department of Surgery is dedicated to training fellows to be academic surgical leaders in the field of surgical education, research and simulation.
The program spans one to two years, depending on each fellow's career goals and available funding, and offers opportunities to pursue research at the intersection of education, outcomes, and technology.
As a member of the Consortium of American College of Surgeons (ACS) Accredited Education Institutes, the fellowship combines high-quality formal didactics with hands-on training, backed by regular feedback and mentorship.
Goals
Graduates of the Surgical Education Research and Simulation Fellowship will be able to:
- Conceive, develop and run simulation-based training and evaluation modules
- Create, administer and evaluate new simulation programs/centers
- Critically appraise and/or conduct simulation-based medical education research
- Describe the theoretical and scientific foundations of simulation-based medical/surgical education
Requirements
Applicants must either:
- Have an MD and be enrolled or have completed a residency in any surgically-oriented field, or
- Be enrolled in or have completed a PhD program in a relevant field (including but not limited to psychometrics, education and computer science).
- Please note: External applicants require independent funding.
Curriculum
The Surgical Education and Simulation Research Fellowship at Mass General Brigham provides the fellow with didactic and mentored training that encompasses:
- Administration and leadership
- Curriculum design and evaluation
- Educational theory
- Faculty development
- Learner and program evaluation
- Technology support and simulation
Our existing simulation-based education fellowship curriculum is particularly robust and culminates in an American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institute (ACS-AEI) Certificate.
Mentored training in the above cognitive elements as well as human/fiscal resource management and research design/methodology will be delivered through bi-weekly meetings with the Fellowship research group and monthly meetings of institution-wide surgical education research meetings.
The fellow will have an opportunity to work very closely with Sophia McKinley, MD, MEd and Dandan Chen, PhD, to design and complete their own individual research project that emphasizes at least one of the cognitive elements mentioned above. The simulation specialists will also mentor the fellow so that the fellow is comfortable managing the technical elements of a successful simulation session including role playing/improvisation and technical troubleshooting.
Coursework
Fellows are expected to publish at least two manuscripts during the program.
Fellows attend the bi-weekly “Foundations in Educational Scholarship and Practice” didactic sessions taught by fellowship faculty. Bi-weekly institution-wide research meetings.
Research Areas
Fellows will be able to learn about various research topics, including:
- Adult learning theories
- Assessment of education outcomes
- Emotional intelligence development
- Enhancing medical student exposure to surgery
- Linking resident education to patient outcomes / satisfaction
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based assessment
- Resident burnout prevention
- Resident clinical prioritization skills
- Simulation-based skills training
- Video-based education and coaching
How to Apply
Requirements
Applicants must either:
Have an MD and be enrolled or have completed a residency in any surgically-oriented field,
or
Be enrolled in or have completed a PhD program in a relevant field (including but not limited to psychometrics, education and computer science).
Please note: External applicants require independent funding.
To Apply
To apply for the Surgical Education and Simulation Research Fellowship at Mass General, please send a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and letter of recommendation from a supervisor (Program Director, Dept Chief or equivalent) to mghserg@mgb.org.
Application deadline is November 30.
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- David Chang, MPH, PhD
- Sonia Cohen, MD, PhD
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- Jonathan Greer, MD
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- Joy Moses
- Charu Paranjape, MD, MBBS
- Erika Rangel, MD
- Michael Sampson
- Douglas Smink, MD, MPH
- Sunita Srivastava, MD
- Lara Trager, PhD
- Robert Wang, MD
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