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Enhancing Surgical Education with SCORE: Essential Tools and Resources

Discover why SCORE is crucial for surgery program directors. Access a rich, competency-based curriculum endorsed by major organizations. Explore over 700 modules covering all surgical areas. Find out about the latest features and resident advisory group opportunities.

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Enhancing Surgical Education with SCORE: Essential Tools and Resources

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  1. What program directors need to know about SCORE Mary E. Klingensmith, MDProgram Director in Surgery Washington University in Saint Louis Chair, SCORE Planning Committee

  2. SCORE leadership • Richard H. Bell, MD • Assistant executive director • SCORE chair • Retiring early 2011 • SCORE planning committee • Mary Klingensmith, Chair • Stan Ashley • Jim Valentine • Tom Cogbill • Wayne Meredith • Erik van Eaton • Frank Lewis • Dick Bell

  3. Why should I use SCORE? • Definitive content, authored by Program Directors and content experts • Curriculum endorsed by ABS and major surgical organizations, including APDS • On-line web-based resources accessible from anywhere • Rich content • Fulfills many RRC requirements

  4. SCORE • Began in 2006 • Competency-based curriculum that defines the specialty of general surgery • 700+ modules listed in current plan (aka “Patient Care Curriculum Outline”) • 266 modules currently on web portal • All broad diseases/conditions • All essential/common operations/procedures • 78 modules in ‘basic science’ on-line by July 1

  5. Patient Care Curriculum Outline www.absurgery.org www.surgicalcore.org

  6. Medical knowledge competency • Anesthesiology • Biostatistics and Evidence • Fluids Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance • Geriatric Surgery and End of Life Care • Immunology • Infection and Antimicrobial Therapy • Minimally Invasive Surgery – Principles • Nutrition and Metabolism • Oncology and Tumor Biology • Pharmacology • Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Care • Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation • Wound Healing

  7. SCORE • Each module contains • Learning objectives • Learning activities (aka open ended questions) • Resources • Textbook chapters • Journal articles • Practice guidelines • Videos • Radiologic images • Atlases

  8. What’s new • Suggested junior and senior curricula • Unifying method to use all modules/resources • Junior: 2 year cycle • Senior: 3 year cycle • ACS Weekly curriculum to follow same pattern • ACS Surgery “Weekly Curriculum” free via SCORE • 5 MCQs each week on predetermined topic • Scorable/trackable (log book function)

  9. What’s new (2) • Rotating bank of MCQs • New modules for Fall 2010 (‘essential uncommon’) • Improved web portal design, organization and navigation • Improved assignment functions • Integration with New Innovations and Evalue • Improved customer service • Subscription fees

  10. Resident Advisory Group • 8-10 residents • 2 year terms • All levels • Represent breadth of residency programs • In-person meeting at ACS Clinical Congress • Biweekly conference calls • PD recommend • Send name, email address, PGY level by May 1 • Seat committee by June 1

  11. Contact info • klingensmithm@wustl.edu • 314-362-8028 • SCORE booth • Sign up for webinars • Info@surgicalcore.org • 800 number

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