Resident Self-Reported Preparedness for Cataract Surgery
Narrative Responses:
Purpose
We created a survey to establish a baseline of how residents perceive their preparedness as they started to perform cataract surgery.
Methods
An anonymous 7-question survey was sent to all of our 20 residents at the Wilmer Eye Institute on Survey Monkey.
Results
18 residents from all three years completed the survey (90% response rate). Preparation for initial cataract surgeries often included reading the chart and attending discussion. While some residents felt well-prepared to make a paracentesis, for the majority of cataract surgery steps, residents initially felt less prepared. The most highly rated methods of teaching were individual time with faculty in the practice lab/OR and watching videos (resident or other) with an attending.
Conclusion
The purpose of our resident survey was to establish how prepared residents felt as they started cataract surgery and obtain feedback on effective teaching modalities. We hope to expand this survey nationwide to understand how our educational efforts (lectures, wetlab, simulator use, etc) are perceived by the resident learner.