INTRODUCTION:Simulation has rapidly expanded in obstetrics and gynecology for teaching medical knowledge, surgical skills, and maintenance of certification. Low-fidelity simulations are typically lower cost to produce and have been proven beneficial for surgical training.METHODS:The Junior Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District X created a competition at their Annual District Meeting in October 2022. All nine residency programs submitted and showcased a low-cost, novel simulation in obstetrics and gynecology at a 1-hour event open to all attendees. After IRB exemption was obtained, a postevent survey was completed by the participants at the event.RESULTS:A total of 77 individuals completed our postevent survey (medical students 12.99%, residents 58.44%, staff or fellows 28.57%). The majority of respondents felt simulation is valuable to ob-gyn training (96.10%). All respondents reported they would like to see the event repeated at future Annual District Meetings. The majority of resident responders reported they would be very likely (79.07%) or likely (18.60%) to use one of the simulations presented at the festival in future teaching or training. Fifteen respondents were involved in creating a simulation for the festival. Most simulations were very easy (60.00%) or easy (33.33%) to make, and all were reported to be very reproducible (100.00%).CONCLUSION:This unique event for Junior Fellows was successful in fostering innovative, low-cost, low-fidelity, highly reproducible simulations in obstetrics and gynecology. Our goals are to continue this event in future years, expand to other districts, foster reproduction of simulations at residency programs and medical schools, and support the publication of novel ideas.
Introduction Our goal was to develop a successful research collaboration program, Military Ob/Gyn HeadHunters, to connect military medical students with residents, fellows, and staff physicians across the Military Health System (MHS) to foster research collaboration and mentorship. Materials and Methods We conducted a needs assessment of medical students from the Uniformed Services University and Health Professions Scholarship Program as well as staff physicians, residents, and fellows practicing in the MHS to better understand the barriers to initiating and conducting research within the MHS. We used the survey results to create a secure online spreadsheet to match medical students to researchers recruiting student researchers. A follow-up survey was sent to all respondents 3 months after the program launch to evaluate the program. Results Of the medical students who completed the needs assessment, 82.56% (n = 71/86) reported barriers in participating in research. The most common barrier was “I don’t know where to look for research opportunities.” Of the staff surveyed, 88.24% (n = 15/17) indicated that they were interested in medical student involvement in their research. However, 53.33% (n = 8/15) of the surveyed staff reported that they did not know any students who would be good candidates. Since the launch in April 2021, our 3-month follow-up survey had a response rate of 40.00% (n = 6/15) for staff and 47.06% (n = 32/68) for students. Hundred percent (n = 6/6) of faculty advertising projects recruited at least one student to join their project. 85.71% (n = 12/14) of students actively seeking participation joined a research team. Conclusions Our novel research collaboration program successfully connected military medical students with active researchers in the MHS. Leaders in medical education can consider adopting this framework to improve trainee participation in research.
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