International Survey of Medical Students Exposure to Relevant Global Surgery (ISOMERS): A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The principles of global surgery should be taught as a part of the core curriculum in medical schools. The need for medical students to be familiar with the topic is increasing in acceptance. There is, however, a paucity of data on how medical students are exposed to global surgery. This study aims to evaluate exposure of medical students to global surgery, awareness of the key messages of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, global surgery career aspirations and barriers to said aspirations.

Methods

ISOMERS was a multi-centre, online, cross-sectional survey of final year medical students globally. The questionnaire utilised a combination of Likert-scale, multiple-choice, and free text questions.

Results

In this study, 1593 final year medical students f

SUBMITTER: InciSioN Collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature