Teaching and learning in day surgery units: a UK survey

Seabrook, Mary; Lawson, Mary; Pa, Baskerville

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1997.tb02467.x

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“…One likely reason for this is that advances in surgical procedures and anaesthetics over the last decade have led to faster recovery times for patients, earlier hospital discharges, and increased day case and outpatient management. 5 The introduction of surgical teaching in the community is one possible solution.…”

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Student perceptions of GP teachers’ role in community-based undergraduate surgical education: a qualitative study

Powell

Easton

2012

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ObjectivesTo evaluate medical students' perceptions of a new community-based surgical module being delivered as part of a third-year clinical methods teaching (CMT) course at Imperial College, London.DesignA qualitative study using focus group interviews with medical students who had recently completed the surgical module. Focus group discussions were recorded, transcribed and analysed to identify key categories that reflected the positive and negative aspects of the student's perspectives.SettingImperial College, LondonParticipantsTwo groups of fourth-year medical students were invited to participate in the focus groups. The first group consisted of seven students from the surgery and Anaesthesia BSc course. The second group consisted of a random sample of five students from other BSc courses at Imperial College.Main Outcome MeasuresThese were not defined pre-study as the purpose of the study was to obtain student perceptions of the surgical module. Facilitators were given guide questions to aid consistency and prompted discussion where required using an inductive approach to the topics discussed by the students.ResultsStudent opinions of surgical teaching delivered in the community compared favourably with the surgical teaching delivered in hospitals. Students identified the key benefits as: having protected time to learn, regular access to suitable patients, and teaching that was more learner-centred. Challenges identified by students included the GPs' lack of specialist knowledge and teaching that was dictated by individual interests rather than the syllabus.ConclusionsCommunity-based teaching has been widely used to deliver teaching traditionally taught in hospital settings. However, surgical skills are still taught largely by surgical specialists within hospitals. Our study suggests that students are receptive to GPs teaching surgical topics in the community and perceive GPs as competent teachers. This study suggests that there may be benefits in delivering traditional surgical modules in community settings. Providing training for teachers may be a key factor in ensuring quality of surgical teaching for all students.

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Student perceptions of GP teachers’ role in community-based undergraduate surgical education: a qualitative study

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Easton

2012

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“…This study has demonstrated that organised teaching in the DSU is appreciated by medical students. However, if students’ visits to the DSU occur only when shadowing a clinician undertaking service commitments, they are not likely to be as positive as when a structured teaching programme is used 3 …”

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“…Teaching opportunities can be expanded in this setting, where facilities may be under‐utilised. Seabrook et al 3 found that only 45 per cent of 227 medical schools used the day surgery unit (DSU) for teaching. Dunnington and DaRosa 4 proposed highly structured learning modules in the DSU, where innovative teaching programmes could take place without compromising patient care 5 …”

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Developing teaching opportunities in a day surgery unit

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Dent

2006

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“…Recently there has been a growing awareness of the need for formal undergraduate education programmes incorporating principles and techniques unique to ambulatory surgery and anaesthesia 2 . 3 Opportunities for medical undergraduate programmes are now being sought and developed in the day surgery setting 4 . 5 It has been demonstrated that it is feasible for students to be attached to a day surgery facility without a negative impact on efficiency 6 .…”

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