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Developing an International Combined Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab Simulation Course as an Undergraduate Teaching Model
Joint Authors
Georgios, Tsoulfas
Sideris, Michail
Majumder, Sanjib
Toutouzas, Konstantinos
Koletsis, Efstratios
Dedeilias, Panagiotis
Lymperopoulos, Nikolaos
Papagrigoriadis, Savvas
Papalois, Vassilios
Zografos, Georgios
Papalois, Apostolos E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Essential Skills in the Management of Surgical Cases (ESMSC) is an international, animal model-based course.
It combines interactive lectures with basic ex vivo stations and more advanced wet lab modules, that is, in vivo dissections and Heart Transplant Surgery on a swine model.
Materials and Methods.
Forty-nine medical students (male, N = 27 , female N = 22 , and mean age = 23.7 years) from King’s College London (KCL) and Greek Medical Schools attended the course.
Participants were assessed with Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS), as well as Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Paired t-test associations were used to evaluate whether there was statistically significant improvement in their performance.
Aim.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined applied surgical science and wet lab simulation course as a teaching model for surgical skills at the undergraduate level.
Results.
The mean MCQ score was improved by 2.33/32 ( P < 0.005 ).
Surgical skills competences, as defined by DOPS scores, were improved in a statically significant manner ( P < 0.005 for all paired t-test correlations).
Conclusions.
ESMSC seems to be an effective teaching model, which improves the understanding of the surgical approach and the basic surgical skills.
In vivo models could be used potentially as a step further in the Undergraduate Surgical Education.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sideris, Michail& Papalois, Apostolos E.& Georgios, Tsoulfas& Majumder, Sanjib& Toutouzas, Konstantinos& Koletsis, Efstratios…[et al.]. 2015. Developing an International Combined Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab Simulation Course as an Undergraduate Teaching Model. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055577
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sideris, Michail…[et al.]. Developing an International Combined Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab Simulation Course as an Undergraduate Teaching Model. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055577
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sideris, Michail& Papalois, Apostolos E.& Georgios, Tsoulfas& Majumder, Sanjib& Toutouzas, Konstantinos& Koletsis, Efstratios…[et al.]. Developing an International Combined Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab Simulation Course as an Undergraduate Teaching Model. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055577
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055577