Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational videos have become valuable resources and can address some of the pitfalls of traditional learning. To ensure clerkship students have adequate exposure to curriculum objectives, a series of objective-aligned self-directed learning video podcasts covering core surgical concepts were developed by medical students and surgical residents. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of the video podcasts in the surgery clerkship rotation.

Methods

Nineteen video podcasts were created, housed at www.surgicaleducationportal.com, and distributed to third-year medical students completing their surgical clerkship. A 10-question multiple-choice quiz was administered before and after students viewed each video, and they were also asked to complete a sat

SUBMITTER: Mookerji N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature