Curriculum Committee

Vision

The Curriculum Committee facilitates and governs the development, implementation, validation, and dissemination of educational curricula for practicing surgeons and other learners in conjunction with measuring performance and patient-care outcomes. The Curriculum Committee provides consultation, advice, and support to the Consortium of AEIs in implementing validated curricula.

Validation of curricula includes outcomes measures in short and long-term changes:

Performance
Quality
Safety
Improved patient care

Mission

Develop and apply needs assessment methods to identify practice gaps in surgical knowledge and skill across specialties
Identify and develop standards for assessing best practices in surgical education
Identify existing curricula and develop new curricula that incorporate best practices
Identify barriers to curricular implementation and validation (i.e., financial, measurement tools, infrastructure, participant and institution buy-in)
Develop models and delivery methods and pathways for widespread curricular implementation (i.e., e-learning, hands-on components, etc.)
Develop methods for curricular validation (feasibility, content validity, metrics validation)
Develop instruments and methods for objectively measuring short- and long-term changes in performance for competency verification (e.g., for credentialing purposes)
Develop instruments, methods, and infrastructure for measuring patient-centered outcomes, including short- and long-term outcomes related to quality, safety, and patient care
Work through the ACS Division of Education, to obtain funding (through NSF, AHRQ, ACS, and others) for curricular development, implementation, and validation, including measurement of performance and patient-care outcomes
Work through the ACS Division of Education to dialogue with malpractice and health care insurance carriers and relevant industry groups to assist with needs assessment, best practices, and funding opportunities
Work through the ACS Division of Education to dialogue with the American Board of Surgery to align curriculum and outcome measures with Maintenance of Certification initiatives (Part 2 and Part 4).

Co-Chairs

James N. Lau, MD, MHPE, FACS

Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Edgardo S. Salcedo, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Acute Care Surgery & Surgical Critical Care and Interim Vice Chair of Education, Program Director, UC Davis Health, Davis, CA

Vice Chair

Gladys L. Fernandez, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Manager of Simulation Center and Director of Surgical Simulation, Baystate Medical Center

Members

Shushmita M. Ahmed, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director of General Surgery Residency, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA

Stacy D. Cooper, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Consultant for Value-Based Healthcare Office of the Chief Quality Officer-Patient Experience, Baylor Scott and White Healthcare Corporate, Temple, TX

Antonio Gangemi, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Director, Surgical Innovation and Training Laboratory, Division of General, Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago

Aimee K. Gardner, PhD, Consultant

Assistant Dean Evaluation & Research, School of Health Professions and Associate Professor, Health Professions & Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Danielle L. Julian, MS

Director of Education & Robotic Surgery Faculty, AdventHealth Nicholson Center and Affiliated Faculty, AdventHealth University, Celebration, FL

Nehal Khamis, MD, PhD, MHPE

Senior Medical Education Consultant of Secretary General, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, National Saudi Postgraduate Training Curriculum Review Board Member and Research and Development Adviser, King Saud University, Clinical Skills and Simulation Center

Luis E. Llerena, MD, FACS, Consultant

Associate Professor of Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine and Medical Director, USF Health CAMLS

Robert M. Rush, Jr., COL (Ret.), MD, FACS, Consultant

Medical Director, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Service, PeaceHealth St Joseph’s Medical Center

Christopher M. Schlachta, BSc (Hons), MD, CM, FRCSC, FACS

Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

Michelle Sergel, MD

Director, Cook County Hospital Simulation Center and Co-Executive Director, Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation, The Cook County Health and Hospital System

John M. Stowers, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Program Director Director of Simulation & Robotics Education Department of GI & General Surgery Oregon Health & Science University

Staff

Kathleen A. Johnson, EdM