TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the educational environment of an International animal model-based wet lab course for undergraduate students
AU - Sideris, Michail Ch.
AU - Papalois, Apostolos E.
AU - Athanasiou, Thanos
AU - Dimitropoulos, Ioannis
AU - Theodoraki, Korina
AU - Dos Santos, Francois Sousa
AU - Paparoidamis, Georgios
AU - Staikoglou, Nikolaos
AU - Pissas, Dimitrios
AU - Whitfield, Peter C.
AU - Rampotas, Alexandros
AU - Papagrigoriadis, Savvas
AU - Papalois, Vassilios
AU - Zografos, Georgios
AU - Tsoulfas, Georgios
PY - 2016/10/24
Y1 - 2016/10/24
N2 - BackgroundEssential Skills in
the management of Surgical Cases – ESMSC is an International Combined
Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab course aimed at the undergraduate
level. ESMSC combines interactive basic science workshops and case-based
learning, with basic surgical training modules (BST) on Ex Vivo and In
Vivo swine model. In Vivo Dissections include more advanced modules i.e.
Abdominal Anatomy Dissections and Cardiac Transplant.AimTo
evaluate the educational environment of a novel course, as well as to
compare Medical students’ perceptions across various groups.Materials and Methods83
Delegates from King’s College London (KCL) and several Hellenic Medical
Schools attended the ESMSC course. The DREEM inventory was distributed
upon completion of the modules.ResultsThe
mean overall score for DREEM inventory was 148.05/200(99-196,
SD=17.90). Cronbach’s Alpha value was 0.818, indicating good internal
consistency of the data. Year 3/4 Students have a significantly positive
“Perception of Learning”, when compared to Year 5/6 (36.43 vs. 33.75,
p=0.017). KCL Students have a more positive view of the course compared
to their Greek counterparts (155.19 vs. 145.62/200, p=0.034). No
statistical significant difference was noted when comparing male vs.
female students (p>0.05)ConclusionsStudents
seem to positively rate the ESMSC educational environment. Junior as
well as KCL students appear to be more enthusiastic. Further research
should focus on the optimal strategy for early involvement and
motivation of various students’ groups in BST.
AB - BackgroundEssential Skills in
the management of Surgical Cases – ESMSC is an International Combined
Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab course aimed at the undergraduate
level. ESMSC combines interactive basic science workshops and case-based
learning, with basic surgical training modules (BST) on Ex Vivo and In
Vivo swine model. In Vivo Dissections include more advanced modules i.e.
Abdominal Anatomy Dissections and Cardiac Transplant.AimTo
evaluate the educational environment of a novel course, as well as to
compare Medical students’ perceptions across various groups.Materials and Methods83
Delegates from King’s College London (KCL) and several Hellenic Medical
Schools attended the ESMSC course. The DREEM inventory was distributed
upon completion of the modules.ResultsThe
mean overall score for DREEM inventory was 148.05/200(99-196,
SD=17.90). Cronbach’s Alpha value was 0.818, indicating good internal
consistency of the data. Year 3/4 Students have a significantly positive
“Perception of Learning”, when compared to Year 5/6 (36.43 vs. 33.75,
p=0.017). KCL Students have a more positive view of the course compared
to their Greek counterparts (155.19 vs. 145.62/200, p=0.034). No
statistical significant difference was noted when comparing male vs.
female students (p>0.05)ConclusionsStudents
seem to positively rate the ESMSC educational environment. Junior as
well as KCL students appear to be more enthusiastic. Further research
should focus on the optimal strategy for early involvement and
motivation of various students’ groups in BST.
KW - Educational Environment
KW - wet lab
KW - Undergraduate
KW - Basic Surgical Skills
KW - Surgical Education Research
U2 - 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.10.004
M3 - Article
SN - 2049-0801
JO - Annals of Medicine and Surgery
JF - Annals of Medicine and Surgery
ER -
