Caregiver knowledge, opinion, and willingness to consent to trainee involvement in pediatric surgical care

Surgical training is shifting toward competency-based models that promote earlier supervised autonomy. We assessed caregiver knowledge, willingness to consent, and opinions regarding trainee autonomy in their child's operation. At two academic children's hospitals, 100 caregivers of children aged 0–17 years completed an electronic survey in the pediatric surgery clinic (1/2018–4/2018). Knowledge, willingness to consent, and opinions of trainee involvement in their child's operation in standard and competency-based training models were assessed. McNemar's test compared willingness to consent with standard and competency-based training (p