Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice!
BackgroundThere are various methods for teaching surgery to undergraduate students. Lecture-based learning (LBL) is a teacher-centered approach that comprehensively, accurately, and systematically conveys knowledge. Team-based, case-based, and problem-based learning methods are student-centered appr...
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| description | BackgroundThere are various methods for teaching surgery to undergraduate students. Lecture-based learning (LBL) is a teacher-centered approach that comprehensively, accurately, and systematically conveys knowledge. Team-based, case-based, and problem-based learning methods are student-centered approaches that increase student enthusiasm and subject-related motivation. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional methods for teaching surgery to undergraduate students and its impact continues even today. This research investigates a variety of surgical teaching strategies and suggests optimal strategies for undergraduate students, especially within the context of the COVID-19 crisis.MethodsVarious teaching methods in undergraduate medical education that have emerged over the last 5 years are reviewed and analyzed, specifically those used for surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsTraditional in-person teaching methods have been replaced by novel approaches that increase efficiency, including social media adoption, simulation-based training, flipped-classroom concepts, and “Hand as Foot” teaching. However, traditional and novel approaches can be combined to teach students the fundamentals of science and basic surgical skills, which include incision, suturing and drainage, and chest tube insertion. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages under certain circumstances.ConclusionSeveral alternative teaching strategies and a combination of methods can complement traditional face-to-face learning, promoting the successful dissemination of academic knowledge and the improvement of clinical surgical skills in terms of objectivity, time-efficiency, and feasibility. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning context can provide a reference for future teaching in response to unavoidable emergencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2851136771e74e6cbdd57ad54bf32f1d2023-08-03T06:54:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2023-08-01810.3389/feduc.2023.12008791200879Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice!Lingling Zhu0Lingling Zhu1Qin Zhang2Yang Zhang3Yang Zhang4Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Lung Cancer Center/Lung Cancer Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Postgraduate Students, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Periodical Press and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaChinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaBackgroundThere are various methods for teaching surgery to undergraduate students. Lecture-based learning (LBL) is a teacher-centered approach that comprehensively, accurately, and systematically conveys knowledge. Team-based, case-based, and problem-based learning methods are student-centered approaches that increase student enthusiasm and subject-related motivation. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional methods for teaching surgery to undergraduate students and its impact continues even today. This research investigates a variety of surgical teaching strategies and suggests optimal strategies for undergraduate students, especially within the context of the COVID-19 crisis.MethodsVarious teaching methods in undergraduate medical education that have emerged over the last 5 years are reviewed and analyzed, specifically those used for surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsTraditional in-person teaching methods have been replaced by novel approaches that increase efficiency, including social media adoption, simulation-based training, flipped-classroom concepts, and “Hand as Foot” teaching. However, traditional and novel approaches can be combined to teach students the fundamentals of science and basic surgical skills, which include incision, suturing and drainage, and chest tube insertion. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages under certain circumstances.ConclusionSeveral alternative teaching strategies and a combination of methods can complement traditional face-to-face learning, promoting the successful dissemination of academic knowledge and the improvement of clinical surgical skills in terms of objectivity, time-efficiency, and feasibility. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning context can provide a reference for future teaching in response to unavoidable emergencies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1200879/fullsurgical educationundergraduate studentsblended learningteaching methodCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Lingling Zhu Lingling Zhu Qin Zhang Yang Zhang Yang Zhang Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! Frontiers in Education surgical education undergraduate students blended learning teaching method COVID-19 |
| title | Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! |
| title_full | Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! |
| title_fullStr | Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! |
| title_short | Multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training: a blended style may be the optimal choice! |
| title_sort | multiple teaching methods in undergraduate surgical training a blended style may be the optimal choice |
| topic | surgical education undergraduate students blended learning teaching method COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1200879/full |
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