Evaluation of Extracurricular Medical Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology; Students' Opinion On Current Medical Training.

ABSTRACT: Medical students in the Netherlands have a relatively low exposure to cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology. This results in discrepancies between starting levels of medical residents and expected standards in clinical practice. Another side effect is the international decline in interest in a career in these cardiovascular fields. To compensate for this, extracurricular education programs focused on cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology have been set up. This study aims to evaluate the impact and benefits of an extracurricular education program on students' knowledge of cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology and to explore possible factors involved in (academic) career decision making. 66 participants were enrolled in the extracurricular education program VECTOR and were included in a cros

SUBMITTER: El Mathari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473978 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature