Choosing the new normal for surgical education using alternative platforms

Keller, Deborah S.; Grossman, R C; Winter, D. C.

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2020.07.017

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“…Such new teaching concepts include e.g. the usage of podcasts, webinars, video-based reviews and online discussion in surgical communities [ 7 – 9 ]. As doubts on the usefulness and non-inferiority of new educational designs remain, this study aimed to evaluate a newly designed online-only curriculum for surgical education.…”

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Development of a tailor‐made surgical online learning platform, ensuring surgical education in times of the COVID19 pandemic

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Background During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the quality of surgical education experiences sudden major restrictions. Students’ presence in the operating theater and on wards is reduced to a bare minimum and face-to-face teaching is diminished. Aim of this study was therefore to evaluate alternative but feasible educational concepts, such as an online-only-platform for undergraduates. Objective A new online platform for undergraduate surgical education was implemented. A virtual curriculum for online-only education was designed. Methods A video-based online platform was designed. Following this, a cohort of medical students participating in a (voluntary) surgical course was randomized into a test and control group. Prior to conducting a written exam, students in the test group prepared using the video platform. Students in the control group prepared with standard surgical text books. Results of the exam were used to compare educational means. Results Students in the test group preparing through the video-based online platform reached significantly higher scores in the written exams (p = 0.0001) than students of the control group. A trend towards reduced preparation time that did not reach statistical significance was detectable in the test group (p = 0.090). Scores of “perceived workload” and “desire to become a surgeon” offered no differences between the groups. (p = 0.474 and 1.000). Conclusions An online-only, virtual curriculum proved feasible for surgical education in undergraduates. While blended learning concepts were applied in both groups, only the test group had access to case-based videos of surgical procedures and scored significantly better in the written exams. Thus, video-based virtual education offers a realistic alternative to face-to-face teaching or conventional text books in times of restricted access to the operating theatre.

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“…Different internal and external factors involving restricted duty hours and a decreased indication of some surgical procedures led to a decrease in students' exposure to different surgical environments. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated that problem by limiting the number of surgeons in-house, case volumes, and in-person learning opportunities [ 16 ]. Mirror World is defined as a constructed copy of the real world in digital form [ 20 ].…”

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“…Students were able to access models and radiological views when they wanted and where they wanted (Video 2). Despite the potential of AR to accompany the course curriculum, according to our knowledge, there are still very few examples in literature [8,[16][17][18][19]. However, we believe that enhancing the curriculum with AR would facilitate the learning of students and would be applicable in different surgical and non-surgical specialties with minor changes.…”

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Using Immersive Technologies to Develop Medical Education Materials

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Principles of modern surgical education for clerkship and residency were established by the novel approaches of Sir William Osler, MD, Flexner report, and Halsted's principles. The evaluation of surgical education has continued to benefit from the wisdom of the past by harnessing technologies. Rapidly changing and improving the nature of the surgery fostered that evaluation and enforced the institutions to find new solutions for surgical education. In the present descriptive technical report, our aim was threefold: (1) to share acquired educational materials based on immersive technologies involving 3D-printing, Augmented Reality (AR), and 360-degree video recording to improve ongoing pediatric surgery student training at our faculty, (2) to describe workflow underlying the construction of the materials, and (3) to provide approaches that may help other students and lecturers to develop their educational materials. The educational materials, including 3D-printed models, AR hybrid student book, a hydrogel-based simulation model of the kidney, and Mirror World Simulation, were constructed. The authors, who are medical students, led the construction of the educational materials, so the educational materials were shaped by a collaboration between students and pediatric surgeons. The materials constructed enabled the students to practice surgical procedures and experience different surgical environments. We believe these educational materials can serve as a valuable resource for training in many medical specialties in the future.

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“…When comparing tweets of articles by title only vs title and visual abstract, tweets with visual abstract have brought 7.7 times more impressions, 8.4 times more retweets and 2.7 times more article downloads [5]. Social media is definitely changing the landscape of medical education and the exchange of information exchange, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic [6].…”

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The visual abstract is a short visual summary of the paper's key points. There are two main characteristics of the visual abstract. First, it should be brief and convey just the most relevant message of the paper. The visual abstract is not expected to be a comprehensive synopsis of the paper, but rather it is designed to allow the reader to skim through multiple abstracts to grasp the key findings. The visual abstract should also be self-explanatory. Its main objective is to engage the reader's interest in order for them to read the entire manuscript. Furthermore, the visual abstract should highlight the most important aspect in a visual format. The main points should be conveyed through graphical images such as figures, diagrams or illustrations. The text should be kept to a minimum and font size large enough to allow for immediate and easy understanding.

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Choosing the new normal for surgical education using alternative platforms

Cited by 19 publications

References 15 publications

Development of a tailor‐made surgical online learning platform, ensuring surgical education in times of the COVID19 pandemic

Development of a tailor‐made surgical online learning platform, ensuring surgical education in times of the COVID19 pandemic

Using Immersive Technologies to Develop Medical Education Materials

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