Orthopaedic Surgery Boot Camp: An Immersion Course for Medical Students.
boot camps
fourth-year medical student education
musculoskeletal education
orthopaedic surgery sub-internships
surgical skills-based training
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
accepted:
07
05
2022
entrez:
10
6
2022
pubmed:
11
6
2022
medline:
11
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Introduction There is a substantial need for orthopaedic surgery-specific boot camps due to the limited orthopaedic and musculoskeletal education in medical school, which inadequately prepares medical students for their orthopaedic surgery sub-internships. The aim of this study is to identify the impact of the novel orthopaedic surgery boot camp on medical students' confidence with key orthopaedic topics. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online survey distributed to medical students attending the novel orthopaedic surgery boot camp. The boot camp consisted of a four-day immersion course into the basics of orthopaedic surgery principles through both didactic and skills-based educational series. The medical students' confidence in orthopaedic surgery clinical and technical skills were assessed by comparing the students' survey responses before and after attending each of the sessions. Results Twelve fourth-year medical students and 15 second-year medical students attended the boot camp. All the sessions attended by the medical students were statistically significant in improving their confidence in the subject matter and skills-based training. Hundred percent (100%) of the fourth-year medical students recommend future orthopaedic surgery-bound medical students to attend this boot camp. Conclusion A dedicated orthopaedic surgery boot camp focused on clinical and technical skills plays a key role in increasing medical students' confidence with key orthopaedic topics by providing an opportunity to practice these skills in a supervised environment with real-time feedback. This novel boot camp can provide a framework for creating a longitudinal course for medical students to augment the musculoskeletal education taught in medical school education.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35686269
doi: 10.7759/cureus.24806
pmc: PMC9169982
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e24806Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Parekh et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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