A qualitative study of the perceived value of participation in a new Department of Surgery Research Residents as teachers program.

Objective: This study aims to understand the perspectives of surgical residents who completed a Research Residents as Teachers Program (RRATP).
Methods: Our RRATP included a 6 h workshop followed by formal teaching opportunities across one academic year. Resident teachers participated in semi-structured interviews, which were inductively analyzed for prominent themes.
Results: Eight surgical research residents completed the RRATP workshop and taught 330 h (median = 26 h, range: 8-105). Interview participation rate was 100%; kappa was 0.81. Residents reported four themes: 1) increased knowledge of teaching principles with subsequent teaching changes, specific factors that contributed to their development as a teacher, numerous personal benefits to participation, and broad positive consequences for the surgical department including improved culture and patient care.
Conclusion: A RRATP can generate a significant number of formal teaching hours by surgical research residents, who perceive a high value of formal education training to themselves and their surgical residency program.
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