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Khan A, Khan A, Mohan S, Panse N. Plastic Surgery Teaching to United Kingdom Undergraduate Medical Students: A Systematic Review. Indian J Plast Surg 2024; 57:9-15. [PMID: 38450015 PMCID: PMC10914533 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Background There are varying reports about United Kingdom medical students' exposure and teaching methods regarding plastic and reconstructive surgery. To date, no systematic review has been done looking at this topic. Methods Three databases (PubMed, Embase, and Medline) were searched from January 1, 2011 to July 20, 2023 for studies that assessed United Kingdom medical students' exposure to plastic surgery and suggested recommendations to improve teaching. Three authors performed data extraction and screening, as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results Fifteen studies were included. Medical students' average current exposure to plastic surgery was 29.44%, but this was highly variable across the studies. The most common method of currently teaching plastic surgery was through lectures (34% of studies), and the most common suggested method of teaching was through courses (40% of studies). Many of the studies (12/15) were deemed as being at high risk of bias. Conclusion More recent studies need to be performed to assess current levels of teaching of plastic surgery in the United Kingdom medical school curriculum. Greater exposure to plastic surgery through lectures and integrated clinical placements is needed to ensure equitable access for all medical students to plastic surgery as a profession.
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- Ahmad Khan
- College of Life Sciences, Leicester Medical School, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- College of Life Sciences, Leicester Medical School, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plastic Surgery at B.J Medical College & Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Zargaran D, Turki M, Farzaneh B, Subramaniam M, Motahariasl N, Zargaran A. Evaluating the effectiveness of plastic surgery simulation training for undergraduate medical students. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2019; 73:276-277. [PMID: 31668832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- David Zargaran
- St Thomas' Plastic Surgery Department, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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- St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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- St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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- St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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- St Thomas' Plastic Surgery Department, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
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Plastic Surgery Inclusion in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Perception, Challenges, and Career Choice-A Comparative Study. PLASTIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 2017. [PMID: 28630768 PMCID: PMC5463111 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9458741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The undergraduate medical curriculum has been overcrowded with core learning outcomes with no formal exposure to plastic surgery. The aim of this study was to compare medical students from two educational settings for the basic understanding, preferred learning method, and factors influencing a career choice in plastic surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective cohort study based on a web-based anonymous questionnaire sent to final year medical students at Birmingham University (United Kingdom), McGill University (Canada), and a control group (non-medical staff). The questions were about plastic surgery: (1) source of information and basic understanding; (2) undergraduate curriculum inclusion and preferred learning methods; (3) factors influencing a career choice. A similar questionnaire was sent to non-medical staff (control group). The data was analysed based on categorical outcomes (Chi-square χ2) and level of significance p ≤ 0.05. RESULTS Questionnaire was analysed for 243 students (Birmingham, n = 171/332, 52%) (McGill n = 72/132, 54%). Birmingham students (14%) considered the word "plastic" synonymous with "cosmetic" more than McGill students (4%, p < 0.025). Teaching was the main source of knowledge for McGill students (39%, p < 0.001) while Birmingham students and control group chose the media (70%, p < 0.001). McGill students (67%) more than Birmingham (49%, p < 0.010) considered curriculum inclusion. The preferred learning method was lectures for McGill students (61%, p < 0.01) but an optional module for Birmingham (61%). A similar proportion (18%) from both student groups considered a career in plastic surgery. CONCLUSIONS Medical students recognised the need for plastic surgery inclusion in the undergraduate curriculum. There was a difference for plastic surgery source of information, operations, and preferred method of learning for students. The study highlighted the urgent need to reform plastic surgery undergraduate teaching in collaboration with national educational bodies worldwide.
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Burns teaching is organized only in a few medical schools in the United Kingdom. An e-learning tutorial was developed with the objective of incorporating burns teaching within the medical school curriculum. A 33-webpage e-learning was created, covering topics such as local and general response to burns, assessment of burns, first aid, primary and secondary survey, and referral guidelines. Medical student satisfaction was then evaluated using a 12-question feedback survey rated based on a Likert scale from 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good). The 12-question survey was completed by a total of 18 medical students ranging from second to fourth years (second = 17%, third = 22%, fourth = 61%). While only a couple of students had received prior burns teaching, 50% of the cohort had an interest to pursue surgery as a career. The majority of students (72%) would be interested to have an e-learning module on basic burns management in their medical curriculum. The means of all domains specific to the e-learning were rated as "good" or "very good." Students' rating for ease of use was 87%, usefulness was 88%, relevance to the medical curriculum was 90%, clarity and quality of content were 78% and 83%, respectively, design was 79%, and the overall satisfaction with this e-learning was 87%. The "Basic Burns Management" e-learning tutorial can provide an efficient and effective means of information delivery to medical students and junior doctors, allowing easy and fast incorporation of burns teaching within the medical curriculum and in other medical teaching settings.
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Hassan S, Jivan S. General practice trainee's perceptions of the scope and practice of plastic surgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016; 69:e212-4. [PMID: 27475337 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- S Hassan
- Department of Plastic, Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, WF1 4DG, UK.
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- Department of Plastic, Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, WF1 4DG, UK
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Almeland SK, Guttormsen AB, de Weerd L, Nordgaard HB, Freccero C, Hansson E. Plastic surgery in the Norwegian undergraduate medical curriculum: students’ knowledge and attitudes. A nationwide case-control study. J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2016; 51:136-142. [DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2016.1203330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Stian K. Almeland
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Sweden
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Designing and arranging an undergraduate elective course in plastic surgery—the experiences of a Scandinavian department. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00238-015-1174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mahalingam S, Kalia P, Mugilan S. Oral and maxillofacial surgery in medical schools in the United Kingdom. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 53:295-7. [PMID: 25596796 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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It has been suggested that oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is better established in dental schools than in medical schools, and as a result, dental students have a greater insight into the scope of the specialty. We explore how much time is allocated to OMFS in the undergraduate curriculum in medical schools in the UK, and the students' perceptions of the specialty. A total of 186 final year students from 5 medical schools were recruited in a questionnaire-based survey. Of them, 141 (76%) reported no exposure to OMFS, and 37 of the 45 students (82%) who had had some exposure reported that it was not part of their timetabled curriculum. The 2 aspects considered most important by students were the long training pathway (n=38, 20%) and the requirement for dual qualification (n=33, 18%). Our results suggest that UK medical schools provide limited exposure to OMFS. We think it is important that the specialty is included in the compulsory undergraduate curriculum to ensure that medical students gain some awareness. This will not only allow junior doctors to make better informed decisions about their chosen careers, but may also help to reduce the number of inappropriate referrals from doctors in other specialties.
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- S Mahalingam
- Department of Surgery, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5RH, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Surgery, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5RH, United Kingdom
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Denadai R, Raposo-Amaral C. Undergraduate plastic surgery education: problems, challenges, and proposals. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2014; 4:S169-70. [PMID: 25364584 PMCID: PMC4212372 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.141889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- R Denadai
- Institute of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, SOBRAPAR Hospital, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil E-mail: ,
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- Institute of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, SOBRAPAR Hospital, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil E-mail: ,
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Walsh K. Plastic surgery in the curriculum. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014; 67:1015-6. [PMID: 24618229 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Kieran Walsh
- BMJ Learning, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK.
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