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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2022

How does telementoring impact medical education within the surgical field? A scoping review.

Mitchell Pfennig, Andrew Lee, Misa Mi

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Hands-on Distance Simulation of Technical Skills: A Systematic Review.Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2026
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  14. Educational Effectiveness of Telementoring as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Surgeons in Practice: A Systematic Review.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2023
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  17. Undergraduate Skills Training in Pandemic Times: Where Is the Future of Medical Education?European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023
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  18. The silver lining of the pandemic in surgical education: virtual surgical education and recommendations for best practices.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2023
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  20. Telesurgery in Brazil: Opportunities, Responsibilities, and the Path Ahead.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mitchell PfennigThird-year Medical Student, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: pfennig@oakland.edu.
Andrew LeeThird-year Medical Student, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: lee9@oakland.edu.
Misa MiDepartment of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: mi@oakland.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurgical education strongly involves the use of mentorship to improve the confidence and efficiency of trainees. Social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic may serve as a catalyst to promote the use of telementoring and other remote learning opportunities in medical education.

methodsA comprehensive literature review was performed using the electronic databases PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library with respect to telementoring in the surgical field.

resultsThe overall consensus of telementoring experience among all 25 studies was generally positive, citing "positive experience," "increased confidence," and "increased surgical skill." Using over 15 different technologies, a total of 12 simulations, 149 tasks, and 491 surgeries were conducted via telementoring. Eight mentor-mentee relationships were identified, with the most common relationship being surgeon-to-surgeon in 12 studies.

conclusionsThe implementation of telementoring has been shown to be effective in improving surgical skills and learner experiences while overcoming financial and geographical barriers.

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COVID-19Education, MedicalMentoringTelemedicineHumansMentorsPandemicsMedical educationMentoringSurgerySurgical trainingTechnologyVirtual

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PMID35545476
PMCPMC9417933

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