Improving Neurosurgery Education Using Social Media Case-Based Discussions: A Pilot Study.
Brainbook
CES, Cauda equina syndrome
CM, Cervical myelopathy
COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019
CbD, Case-based discussion
EDH, Extradural hematoma
GBM, Glioblastoma
HCP, Hydrocephalus
LMICs, Low- and middle-income countries
Medical education
Neurosurgery
Public engagement
SAH, Subarachnoid hemorrhage
SDH, Subdural hematoma
Science dissemination
SoMe, Social media
Social media
TBI, Traumatic brain injury
TBI-CM, Traumatic brain injury–clinical management
TBI-P, Traumatic brain injury–pathophysiology
Journal
World neurosurgery: X
ISSN: 2590-1397
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg X
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101747743
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
12
12
2020
accepted:
22
03
2021
entrez:
17
5
2021
pubmed:
18
5
2021
medline:
18
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The increasing shift toward a more generalized medical undergraduate curriculum has led to limited exposure to subspecialties, including neurosurgery. The lack of standardized teaching may result in insufficient coverage of core learning outcomes. Social media (SoMe) in medical education are becoming an increasingly accepted and popular way for students to meet learning objectives outside formal medical school teaching. We delivered a series of case-based discussions (CbDs) over SoMe to attempt to meet core learning needs in neurosurgery and determine whether SoMe-based CbDs were an acceptable method of education. Twitter was used as a medium to host 9 CbDs pertaining to common neurosurgical conditions in practice. A sequence of informative and interactive tweets were formulated before live CbDs and tweeted in progressive order. Demographic data and participant feedback were collected. A total of 277 participants were recorded across 9 CbDs, with 654,584 impressions generated. Feedback responses were received from 135 participants (48.7%). Participants indicated an increase of 77% in their level of knowledge after participating. Of participants, 57% ( SoMe has been shown to be a favorable and feasible medium to host live, text-based interactive CbDs. SoMe is a useful tool for teaching undergraduate neurosurgery and is easily translatable to all domains of medicine and surgery.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The increasing shift toward a more generalized medical undergraduate curriculum has led to limited exposure to subspecialties, including neurosurgery. The lack of standardized teaching may result in insufficient coverage of core learning outcomes. Social media (SoMe) in medical education are becoming an increasingly accepted and popular way for students to meet learning objectives outside formal medical school teaching. We delivered a series of case-based discussions (CbDs) over SoMe to attempt to meet core learning needs in neurosurgery and determine whether SoMe-based CbDs were an acceptable method of education.
METHODS
METHODS
Twitter was used as a medium to host 9 CbDs pertaining to common neurosurgical conditions in practice. A sequence of informative and interactive tweets were formulated before live CbDs and tweeted in progressive order. Demographic data and participant feedback were collected.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 277 participants were recorded across 9 CbDs, with 654,584 impressions generated. Feedback responses were received from 135 participants (48.7%). Participants indicated an increase of 77% in their level of knowledge after participating. Of participants, 57% (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
SoMe has been shown to be a favorable and feasible medium to host live, text-based interactive CbDs. SoMe is a useful tool for teaching undergraduate neurosurgery and is easily translatable to all domains of medicine and surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33997763
doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2021.100103
pii: S2590-1397(21)00006-5
pmc: PMC8095172
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100103Investigateurs
Gideon Adegboyega
(G)
Meedie Ali
(M)
Sacha Chiuta
(S)
Gwenllian Evans
(G)
Patrick Hurley
(P)
Orla Mantle
(O)
Chidera Ota
(C)
Duranka Perera
(D)
Camilla Siig
(C)
Staša Tumpa
(S)
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
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