DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A ONE-WEEK SURGICAL BOOTCAMP FOR INCOMING TRAINEES IN GENERAL SURGERY: A BELGIAN EXPERIENCE

peer reviewed ; Background: Incoming trainees in general surgery are confronted to stress due to a lack of theoretical and practical knowledge when they are sent to clinical departments just after finishing medical school. We built a 5-day surgical bootcamp to overcome this issue, increase their confidence and improve their basic surgical skills. Our aim was to assess the role of 2020 and 2021 bootcamps. Methods: During the last week before starting their first year of residency on October 1st, incoming trainees are invited to participate to a one-week hybrid bootcamp in our simulation center... Mehr ...