Investigating the Perceived Efficacy of a Silicone Suturing Task Trainer Using Input from Novice Medical Trainees.
simulation based medical education
suture
three-dimensional printing
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 Jan 2020
09 Jan 2020
Historique:
entrez:
18
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2020
pubmed:
18
2
2020
medline:
18
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Suturing is an essential procedural skill that medical students are expected to be competent in before they graduate medical school; however, there is often a lack of suturing instruction and practice in undergraduate medicine curriculums. Silicone suturing task trainers created from 3D printed molds can help address this gap in medical education by improving student's manual skills before they perform procedures on real patients upon graduation. Commercially available suture task trainers on the market today lack validation from medical learners; therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the perceived efficacy of a silicone skin suture task trainer created from a 3D printed mold using input from novice medical trainees. A silicone task trainer created by MUN Med 3D was used to teach suturing during two surgery interest group skill development sessions. At the end of the sessions, 38 medical students completed a product evaluation survey that assessed the perceived educational efficacy of the suturing task trainer. Overall, the feedback received from the participants was positive and supported the use of silicone suturing task trainers in undergraduate medicine curriculums.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32064192
doi: 10.7759/cureus.6612
pmc: PMC7008766
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e6612Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Gallagher et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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