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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2023

VENUM (Vascular Education iN Undergraduate Medicine): a multicentre evaluation of undergraduate vascular education in the UK.

Ppj Sucharitkul, N Z Safdar, J Filan, K Jain, J Forsyth, B Bridgwood, M A Bailey, P A Coughlin, COLLABORATIVE AUTHORSHIP MODEL

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ppj SucharitkulSchool of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
N Z SafdarSchool of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
J FilanSchool of Medical Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
K JainSchool of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
J ForsythLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds, UK.
B BridgwoodUniversity of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
M A BaileyLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds, UK.
P A CoughlinLeeds Vascular Institute, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
COLLABORATIVE AUTHORSHIP MODEL
University of Leeds · GBLeeds General Infirmary · GBNewcastle University · GBUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVascular surgery is a recognised surgical subspecialty covering an array of circulatory conditions predominately affecting geriatric and diabetic patients. As such, a wide breadth of clinicians will see patients with vascular pathologies, but it is unclear how detailed their knowledge base is. Key to this is the education of medical students, which has been poorly documented during undergraduate training in the UK. VENUM aimed to establish students' perceptions of vascular surgery and their confidence in performing vascular objective structured clinical examination (OCSE) skills.

methodsDuring the academic year of 2022/2023, final-year medical students were invited to complete a JISC survey (collaborative authorship). Seventy-seven research leads were recruited to disseminate the survey. Quantitative and thematic analysis was used to assess the data.

resultsIn total, 240 final-year medical students completed the survey (54% female; 26 medical schools represented). Forty-five per cent of students reported never having had a vascular placement, 24% had never completed a vascular-focused clinical examination and 26% reported low confidence in performing ankle brachial pressure index measurement. An assessment of peripheral arterial disease morbidity was answered correctly in 17% of respondents compared with 92% for angina (chi-square test

conclusionStudents have experienced little exposure to vascular surgery. This may affect future recruitment to vascular surgery and overall knowledge of vascular conditions in UK-trained doctors, which may affect long-term patient management.

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Specialties, SurgicalStudents, MedicalCurriculumFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited KingdomAortic aneurysm abdominalAtherosclerosisCarotid stenosisDiabetic footEducation medicalPeripheral arterial diseaseSurveys and questionnairesVascular disease

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PMID37906976
PMCPMC10618044
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