Third year medical student knowledge gaps after a virtual surgical rotation.
Am J Surg
; 224(1 Pt B): 366-370, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1773094
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
This study describes perceived knowledge gaps of third-year medical students after participating in a virtual surgical didactic rotation (EMLR) and shortened in-person surgery rotation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.METHODS:
Open-ended and Likert questions were administered at the end of the virtual rotation and inperson-surgical rotation to medical students. Three blinded coders identified themes by semantic analysis.RESULTS:
82 students (51% of all MS3s) participated in the EMLR. Semantic analysis revealed gaps in perioperative management (Post-EMLR18.4%, Post-Inpatient26.5%), anatomy (Post-EMLR8.2%, PostInpatient26.5%). and surgical skills (Post-EMLR 43.0%, Post-Inpatient 44.1%). Students also described gaps related to OR etiquette (Post-EMLR 12.2%, Post-Inpatient 8.8%) and team dynamics/the hidden curriculum (Post- Inpatient26.6%). There was a significant improvement in perceived confidence to perform inpatient tasks after completing the inpatient clinical experience (p ≤ 0.01).CONCLUSION:
Virtual interactive didactics for cognitive skills development cannot replace a full clinical surgical experience for third-year medical students. Future curricula should address perceived gaps.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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General Surgery
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Education, Distance
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Surg
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.amjsurg.2022.03.022
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