An Online, Modular Curriculum Enhances Surgical Education and Improves Learning Outcomes in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to determine the impact of a standardized curriculum on learning outcomes for surgical trainees in East, Central, and Southern Africa (ECSA).

Background

As surgical education expands throughout ECSA, there is a recognized need for a standardized curriculum. We previously described the design of a novel, large-scale, flipped-classroom, surgical curriculum for trainees in ECSA.

Methods

In January 2020, the first year of curricular content for trainees of the College of Surgeons of ECSA was released, containing 11 monthly thematic topics, each with 2 to 5 weekly modular subtopics. We aimed to evaluate 3 outcomes utilizing data sources incorporated into the curriculum structure. Learner engagement was assessed by the number of trainees completing curric

SUBMITTER: Parker AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature