Development and evaluation of an online surgical elective for medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decreased experiential learning opportunities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic have increased development of online surgical educational courses. To what extent may such courses provide exposure to broad and accessible surgical education?

Methods

Surge is a 6-week online surgical elective hosted within a virtual learning environment, covering all surgical specialties. Course content is mapped to the Royal College of Surgeons' Undergraduate Curriculum in Surgery. Each week consultant surgeons discuss their specialty in short videos on anatomy, pathology and lifestyle of a surgeon. Students also engage with learning activities; further reading lists; formative quizzes and live sessions including suturing practice. Participants were medical students undertaking t

SUBMITTER: Goble M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature