Kumar, N;
Rahman, E;
(2021)
Global Needs-Assessment for a Postgraduate Program on Nonsurgical Facial Aesthetics.
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
, 41
(4)
pp. 501-510.
10.1093/asj/sjaa054.
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Abstract
Background: Standardizing training and education in nonsurgical facial aesthetic procedures during residency training has long been challenging because majority of the procedures are performed outside the usual teaching hospital settings. Several areas of refinement have been suggested and an increased need for more hands-on training identified in the available literature. Despite the growing demand for nonsurgical facial aesthetics (NSFA), it is yet to be fully integrated into standard postgraduate medical or surgical curriculum. Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the current state and the need for medical education and training of aesthetic clinicians across specialties in a formal postgraduate curriculum. Methods: A mixed-method, cross-sectional, online research was conducted among physicians involved in training and practicing NSFA between July 2018 and December 2018. Focus group discussion was conducted to ensure the face and content validity of the survey items. Results: The total responses collected in the trainer’s group was 179 and 496 in the trainee’s group. The majority of trainers (95%) and trainees (93.8%) across specialties expressed their opinion for the need of a standard postgraduate course in NSFA. Moreover, more than 55% of them felt that 12 months, with a work-based, blended learning approach, would be most suitable for training and education. Conclusions: The survey results have underlined the need for specialized training in NSFA to enable clinicians to pursue independent practice with confidence. The authors recommend the inclusion of evidence-based postgraduate programs on NSFA in higher academic institutions as per their educational curriculum.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Global Needs-Assessment for a Postgraduate Program on Nonsurgical Facial Aesthetics |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/asj/sjaa054 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjaa054 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | academic medical centers, education, medical, esthetics, face, teaching hospitals, internship and residency, needs assessment, surgical procedures, operative, knowledge acquisition, hand, evidence-based practice, content validity |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10131009 |
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