Exploring Medical Students’ Perceptions of Organ Procurement: Need for a Formalized Medical Student Curriculum
| Autor: | Al-Faraaz Kassam, Adam Griesemer, Leah K. Winer, Alexander R. Cortez, Roman Nowygrod, Jean C. Emond, Brendan F. Scully, Matthew P. Vivero, Ralph C. Quillin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Class (computer programming) Medical education Students Medical Tissue and Organ Procurement Modalities media_common.quotation_subject 030230 surgery Education 03 medical and health sciences Organ procurement 0302 clinical medicine Procurement Surveys and Questionnaires Internship Perception Humans Surgery Curriculum 030212 general & internal medicine Organ donation Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Education. 77:329-336 |
| ISSN: | 1931-7204 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.10.005 |
| Popis: | Objective We evaluated the medical student experience with a deceased-donor multiorgan procurement program at a single center. The program provided the opportunity to assist with organ procurement, but no formal curriculum was offered. Design, Setting, Participants In 2018, medical students who registered for the program between 2014 and 2017 completed a voluntary survey about the experience and its impact on surgery interest and organ donation knowledge and advocacy. Results Of 139 respondents, 53.3% (N = 74) of students participated in at least one procurement. The experience was resoundingly positive: 81.7% (N = 58) believed it exceeded expectations, with less than one-third missing class and only 4.3% (N = 3) reporting a negative impact on academics. Although 60.6% (N = 43) students studied prior to procurement, 57.8% (N = 41) expressed the need for increased preparation. Preferred learning modalities included videos, discussion with the transplant fellows, and focused anatomy overview. Following participation, 53.5% (N = 38) of students had increased interest in pursuing an acting internship and career in surgery. However, participation was not associated with improved familiarity with organ donation concepts or advocacy. Conclusions Adding a structured curriculum may turn medical students from passive observers into active learners, maximizing the educational value of procurement and better equipping future providers to promote organ donation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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