Pain medicine fellow neuromodulation surgical skill assessment tool: a pilot.
Thomas P PittelkowJonathan M HagedornMarkus A BendelJason S EldrigeMatthew J PingreeW David MauckHalena M GazelkaTim J LamerRebecca A SandersHeather A BillingesSusan M MoeschlerPublished in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2019)
The diverse nature of primary specialty backgrounds observed in pain medicine fellowship training offers a unique opportunity to assess and improve fellow skill and surgical competence in the field of neuromodulation. Both faculty and fellows reported improved satisfaction, consistency and efficiency with feedback provided. Importantly, this pilot project observed that implementation of a skill assessment tool was beneficial for both the faculty and fellow as the feedback received was viewed as strongly beneficial to the educational experience.