A novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions for medical students

Surgery Open Science · 3 authors, 2 centres

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Fifty videos were created and released to clinical-year medical students via a virtual learning platform.

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Fifty videos were created and released to clinical-year medical students via a virtual learning platform. The resource was noted to be particularly beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic when clinical exposure was limited.

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A novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions for medical students

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Objective To develop a novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions as a tool for medical student education and to evaluate our institutional experience of its usefulness. Design Prospective development of a video compendium of real surgical patient interactions. Setting Single university affiliated hospital in Cork, Ireland. Participants Patients with illnesses relevant to the surgery curriculum and students from an Irish medical school. Results Videos were recorded of the clinical interaction between a consultant surgeon and patients, capturing focused history taking and/or clinical examination, with an associated set of explanatory notes. Fifty videos were developed with a tiered release to the clinical year medical students, via their virtual learning/education platform. Three hundred and eleven students responded to the questionnaire across 3-student year groups (311/585–53 %). Fifty-two percent of students did not have their clinical rotations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. >90 % of students agreed that the videos helped history taking and clinical examination technique. >80 % of students agreed that the accompanying text slides reinforced key points and helped with understanding difficult topics. Eighty-five percent of students reported that the videos increased exposure to surgical patients and pathology. Eighty-five percent of students rated their experience as at least 4 out of 5. Conclusions This online educational compendium bridged a gap for students with limited clinical exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has become an important resource for all clinical students. Our novel engagement with real patients sets this compendium apart from resources which use actors.

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Stephen J. O'Brien, Michelle Reardon, Gerald McGreal. A novel video compendium of real surgical patient interactions for medical students. Surgery Open Science. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.07.017

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Stephen J. O'Brien, Michelle Reardon, Gerald McGreal

Department of Surgery, Mercy University Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Ireland