The Surgical Skills and Technology Elective Program (SSTEP): A comprehensive simulation-based surgical skills initiative for preclerkship medical students.
Am J Surg
; 216(2): 375-381, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Surgical Skills and Technology Elective Program (SSTEP) is a voluntary preclerkship surgical bootcamp that uses simulation learning to build procedural knowledge and technical skills before clerkship.METHODS:
Eighteen second year students (n = 18) participated in simulation workshops over the course of 7 days to learn clerkship-level procedural skills. A manual was supplied with the program outline. Assessment of the participants involved 1) a written exam 2) a single videotaped Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS) station 3) an exit survey to document changes in career choices.RESULTS:
Compared to the mean written pre-test score students scored significantly higher on the written post-test (35.83 ± 6.56 vs. 52.11 ± 5.95 out of 73) (p = 0.01). Technical skill on the OSATS station demonstrated improved performance and confidence following the program (10.10 vs. 17.94 out of 25) (p = 0.05). Most participants (72%) re-considered their choices of surgical electives.CONCLUSIONS:
A preclerkship surgical skills program not only stimulates interest in surgery but can also improve surgical knowledge and technical skills prior to clerkship.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Medicina
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Cirugía General
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Selección de Profesión
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Prácticas Clínicas
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Competencia Clínica
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Curriculum
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Educación de Pregrado en Medicina
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Año:
2018
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Article