• Annals of surgery · Sep 2024

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    A Randomized Crossover Trial Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Dexterity Training on Surgical Residents' Knowledge, Cross-Cultural Care, Skills, and Beliefs: The Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Training for Surgeons (PACTS) Trial.

    • Douglas S Smink, Gezzer Ortega, Brittany M Dacier, Emil R Petrusa, Yu-Jen Chen, Namra Q Shaikh, Benjamin G Allar, Maria B J Chun, Alexander R Green, Katharine E Caldwell, Rachel B Atkinson, Emma Reidy, Olubode A Olufajo, L D Britt, Molly A Brittain, Jorge Zárate Rodriguez, Sandra M Swoboda, Edward E Cornwell, Kenneth A Lynch, Paul E Wise, David T Harrington, Tara S Kent, John T Mullen, Pamela A Lipsett, Adil H Haider, and and the PACTS Trial Group.
    • Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
    • Ann. Surg. 2024 Sep 1; 280 (3): 403413403-413.

    ObjectivesThis trial examines the impact of the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS) curriculum on surgical residents' knowledge, cross-cultural care, skills, and beliefs.BackgroundCross-cultural training of providers may reduce health care outcome disparities, but its effectiveness in surgical trainees is unknown.MethodsPACTS focuses on developing skills needed for building trust, working with patients with limited English proficiency, optimizing informed consent, and managing pain. The PACTS trial was a randomized crossover trial of 8 academic general surgery programs in the United States: The Early group ("Early") received PACTS between periods 1 and 2, while the Delayed group ("Delayed") received PACTS between periods 2 and 3. Residents were assessed preintervention and postintervention on Knowledge, Cross-Cultural Care, Self-Assessed Skills, and Beliefs. χ 2 and Fisher exact tests were conducted to evaluate within-intervention and between-intervention group differences.ResultsOf 406 residents enrolled, 315 were exposed to the complete PACTS curriculum. Early residents' Cross-Cultural Care (79.6%-88.2%, P <0.0001), Self-Assessed Skills (74.5%--85.0%, P <0.0001), and Beliefs (89.6%-92.4%, P =0.0028) improved after PACTS; knowledge scores (71.3%-74.3%, P =0.0661) were unchanged. Delayed resident scores pre-PACTS to post-PACTS showed minimal improvements in all domains. When comparing the 2 groups in period 2, Early residents had modest improvement in all 4 assessment areas, with a statistically significant increase in Beliefs (92.4% vs 89.9%, P =0.0199).ConclusionsThe PACTS curriculum is a comprehensive tool that improved surgical residents' knowledge, preparedness, skills, and beliefs, which will help with caring for diverse patient populations.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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