ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2019
Role of Peer Learning in Students' Skill Acquisition and Interest in Plastic Surgery.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Early Exposure and Its Impact on Cardiothoracic Surgery: an Experience of Medical Education in The United Kingdom.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2022Article
- "To teach is to learn twice" Added value of peer learning among medical students during COVID-19 Pandemic.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2020Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Medical Education: Pre-clerkship and Clerkship Students Affected Differently.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
Although the number of plastic surgery residency positions increased over the past decade, interest among Canadian medical students experienced the opposite trajectory. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a low intensity, basic surgical skills workshop on medical students' confidence and interest in surgery in general, and plastic surgery in particular.
methodsBefore and after participating in a 60-minute suturing workshop, preclinical medical students completed a cloud-based questionnaire that evaluated the changes in their suturing confidence and interest in pursuing a career in different surgical subspecialties.
resultsEighty-five medical students (52 females and 33 males), with an average age of 22.9 ± 3.6 years participated in this study. Before the workshop, 95% of participants perceived their suturing ability to be at a beginner's level and reported that they have not received sufficient suturing training during their medical education to date. Their self-reported confidence in suturing was 1.9 ± 2.1 out of 10. Following the workshop, participants' confidence in their surgical skills increased by 165% (
conclusionA 60-minute basic skills suturing workshop significantly improved preclinical medical students' confidence in their surgical skills, and increased their interest in surgery.
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