The Plastic Surgery Learning Module: Improving Plastic Surgery Education for Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students receive limited exposure to the field of plastic surgery because most students will not rotate in plastic surgery, especially those at schools without dedicated plastic surgery residency programs. This study aimed to create and validate a plastic surgery learning module for medical students to dispel media-propagated myths and misrepresentation of the breadth of plastic surgery and equip students with referral-making capabilities.

Methods

The plastic surgery learning module was created using Articulate Storyline 360 (New York, N.Y.). Student participants were recruited from a single medical school across all four classes. Pre- and postmodule surveys were administered via Qualtrics (Provo, Utah). Scores were computed for the general surgical knowle

SUBMITTER: Reghunathan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8769105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature