A WeChat-based competency and performance checklist in basic surgical skills course for military medical academy undergraduates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basic surgical skills (BSS) is a key bridging course for medical students to acquire basic surgical maneuvers and practice animal surgery before clinical rotation, but the complexity of operational procedures and high demands on asepsis may lead to poor performance and frequent error during practice. The current study intended to improve BSS teaching outcomes by implementing smartphone app-based competency and performance checklists for medical academy undergraduates.

Methods

WeChat-based checklists containing competency and performance modules were designed, distributed and collected via smartphone. One hundred seventy-six third-grade undergraduate cadets majoring in clinical medicine or anesthesiology were prospectively enrolled, with 92 set as study group and 8

SUBMITTER: Luo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature