Current provision of myelopathy education in medical schools in the UK: protocol for a national medical student survey
| Autor: | Mark R. N. Kotter, Iwan Sadler, Ellen Sarewitz, Samuel L. Smith, Alice Willison, Benjamin Davies, Shahzaib Ahmed, Sybil R.L. Stacpoole, Oliver D. Mowforth, Max E. Stewart, Michelle L. Starkey |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Mowforth, Oliver [0000-0001-6788-745X], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Students
Medical education Spinal Cord Diseases Unique identifier Myelopathy Informed consent medicine Humans Social media neurosurgery Curriculum Schools Medical Medical education business.industry medical education & training Psychological research General Medicine medicine.disease United Kingdom Voucher Neurology Medicine business Inclusion (education) Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 8 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | IntroductionDegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common, disabling and progressive neurological condition triggered by chronic compression of the cervical spinal cord by surrounding degenerative changes. Early diagnosis and specialist management are essential to reduce disability, yet time to diagnosis is typically prolonged. Lack of sufficient representation of DCM in undergraduate and postgraduate medical curricula may contribute to the poor recognition of DCM by non-specialist doctors in clinical practice.In this study, our objective, therefore, is to assess DCM teaching provision in medical schools throughout the UK and to assess the impact of teaching on the DCM knowledge of UK medical students.Methods and analysisA 19-item questionnaire capturing data on medical student demographics, myelopathy teaching and myelopathy knowledge was designed. Ethical approval was granted by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee, University of Cambridge. An online survey was hosted on Myelopathy.org, an international myelopathy charity. Students studying at a UK medical school are eligible for inclusion. The survey is advertised nationally through university social media pages, university email bulletins and the national student network of Myelopathy.org. Advertisements are scheduled monthly over a 12-month recruitment period. Participation is incentivised by entering consenting participants of completed surveys to an Amazon voucher prize draw. Responses are anonymised using participant-chosen unique identifier codes. A participant information sheet followed by an explicit survey question captures participant informed consent. Regular updates on the progress of the study will be published on Myelopathy.org.Ethics and DisseminationEthical approval for the study was granted by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee, University of Cambridge (PRE.2018.099). The findings of the study described in this protocol, and all other related work, will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and will be presented at scientific conferences. |
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