A novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions for medical students

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions as a tool for medical student education and to evaluate our institutional experience of its usefulness.

Design

Prospective development of a video compendium of real surgical patient interactions.

Setting

Single university affiliated hospital in Cork, Ireland.

Participants

Patients with illnesses relevant to the surgery curriculum and students from an Irish medical school.

Results

Videos were recorded of the clinical interaction between a consultant surgeon and patients, capturing focused history taking and/or clinical examination, with an associated set of explanatory notes. Fifty videos were developed with a tiered release to the clinical year medical students,

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature