Disparate opinions on the value of Vice Chairs of education in Departments of Surgery: A national survey of Department Chairs and other surgical education stakeholders.

Sarah Hayek Brandi Woo Anna Darelli-Anderson James Dove Marcus Fluck Dimitrios Stefanidis Mohsen M Shabahang Brigitte K Smith

Am J Surg

University of Utah, Department of Surger, Division of Vascular Surgery, USA. Electronic address:

Published: February 2021

The study investigates how Department Chairs (DCs) and Other Education Stakeholders (OESs) view the role of Vice Chair of Education (VCE) in Surgery Departments, as the role is still not well-defined.
A survey with a response rate of 25% revealed that DCs generally have a more positive perception of the VCE's contributions to education compared to OESs, highlighting significant differences in their agreement on the VCE's relevance and effectiveness.
The findings suggest that for VCEs to be successful educational leaders, it's important to better understand and clarify the needs and perceptions of all involved stakeholders.

Background: The position of Vice Chair of Education (VCE) is increasingly common in Surgery Departments. The role remains ill-defined. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of Department Chairs (DCs) and Other Education Stakeholders (OESs) regarding the VCE role.

Methods: DCs and OESs at institutions with a VCE were surveyed. Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were calculated (SAS V9.4).

Results: The overall response rate was 25% (166/666). There were significant differences in whether DCs and OESs agree that the VCE supports others in fulfilling educational roles (95.2% vs 49.5%, p = 0.0002), is critical in achieving education missions (90.5% vs 56.6%, p = 0.0032), enhances the quality of education (95.3% vs 65.7%, p = 0.0174), and is important to education teams (95.0% vs 68.7%, p = 0.0464).

Conclusions: DCs value the VCE role more so than OESs, whom VCEs support. In order for VCEs to be effective educational leaders in Departments of Surgery, the needs of key stakeholders deserve further clarification.

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