Concise Regular Assessment and Feedback for Teaching and learning (CRAFT): a pilot study to evaluate the effect of a deliberate teaching tool on the educational environment of vocational trainees in anaesthesiology

Intervention: Concise Regular Assessment and Feedback for Teaching and learning (CRAFT) model The CRAFT model has 3 phases: i. Prebrief - A brief encounter at the start of the list to determine the trainee’s previous experience relevant to the list and mutually agreed learning goals for the session, led by the trainee and guided by the supervising clinician. ii. Teaching - Teaching during the list, guided by the mutually agreed learning objectives iii. Debrief - Takes place at the end of a list, and is organised as follows: Reaction (allows trainee to express their initial emotional reaction), Analysis (framing of actions and use of the advocacy-inquiry approach), Summary (distill lessons from debrief and provide suggestions for future learning). This deliberate teaching tool is to be used for all in-theatre teaching encounters during normal working hours (Monday-Friday, 0700-1800) where both the supervisor and trainee are study participants, during a 4-week study period. The supervisor (specialist anaesthetist) leads the teaching encounter but may be prompted by the trainee. Material for pre-reading will be provided to the specialists prior to the 4-week intervention period. This will consist of a background summary and instruction and tips on how to use the intervention, with an emphasis on providing effective feedback using the advocacy-inquiry model. A brief description of the intervention will be provided to trainees. The Site Investigator will contact trainees at the end of each week to determine compliance with using the tool, and follow-up with specialists and trainees as required.