A senior elective designed to prepare medical students for surgical residency - 25/08/11
, David A Rogers, M.D. a, Cathy J Schwind, R.N., M.S. a, John Fortune, M.D. a, Janet Ketchum a, Gary Dunnington, M.D. aAbstract |
Background |
The transition from medical student to surgery internship can be stressful. The goal of this project was to design, implement, and evaluate a 1-month long elective course that would meet the majority of the American College of Surgeons Graduate Medical Education Committee prerequisites for graduate surgical education
Methods |
The major elements of the curriculum included faculty- and resident-facilitated case-based sessions and cadaver dissections. In addition, the students participated in skills laboratory experiences, Intensive Care Unit rounds, and mock interviews and clinical pages. The students took a knowledge pretest and post-test that was compared with the performance of 8 surgical interns on the same examination.
Results |
The highest rated elements of the course were those that provided hands-on experience or practical knowledge. The post-test knowledge examination scores were significantly higher than pretest scores and surgical intern scores.
Conclusions |
It was possible to develop a 1-month senior medical student elective course that provided students with the essential prerequisites believed to be essential for all surgical interns.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Electives, Medical students, Residency preparation, Surgical education
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Vol 187 - N° 6
P. 695-697 - juin 2004 Retour au numéro
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