RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A framework for role allocation in education, research and leadership services in Canadian academic divisions of general surgery: a modified Delphi consensus
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E73
OP E81
DO 10.1503/cjs.021120
VO 65
IS 1
A1 Morgann Reid
A1 Alex Lee
A1 Ken Leslie
A1 Liane S. Feldman
A1 S. Morad Hameed
A1 Roy Kirkpatrick
A1 Peter J. Lovrics
A1 P. Hugh MacDonald
A1 David Pace
A1 John M. Shaw
A1 Carol J. Swallow
A1 Giuseppe Pagliarello
A1 David L. Bigam
A1 Geoff Porter
A1 Alex Mathieson
A1 Nathalie McFadden
A1 Réal Lapointe
A1 Tony MacLean
A1 Craig Kuziemsky
A1 Fady Balaa
YR 2022
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/1/E73.abstract
AB Background: Moving toward a funding standard similar to that for clinical services for roles essential to the functioning of education, research and leadership services within divisions of general surgery is necessary to strengthen divisional resilience. We aimed to identify roles and underlying tasks in these services central to sustainable functioning of Canadian academic divisions of general surgery.Methods: Between June 2018 and October 2020, we used a 4-step modified Delphi method (online survey, face-to-face nominal group technique [n = 12], semistructured telephone interview [n = 8] and nominal group technique [n = 12]) to achieve national consensus from an expert panel of all 17 heads of academic divisions of general surgery in Canada on the roles and accompanying tasks essential to education, research and leadership services within an academic division of general surgery. We used 70% agreement to determine consensus.Results: The expert panel agreed that a framework for role allocation in education, research and leadership services was relevant and necessary. Consensus was reached for 7 roles within the educational service, 3 roles within the research service and 5 roles within the leadership service.Conclusion: Our framework represents a national consensus that defines role standards for education, research and leadership services in Canadian academic divisions of general surgery. The framework can help divisions build resiliency, and enable sustained and deliberate advances in these services.