Outcomes of the Canadian Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Education Course (COSMEC): a virtual curriculum to enhance medical student learning.

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q2 SURGERY
Canadian Journal of Surgery Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Print Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1503/cjs.014723
Anser Daud, Tyler M Hauer, Kalter Hali, Noah Carr-Pries, Jesse I Wolfstadt, Peter Ferguson
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Background: Studies have highlighted inadequate exposure to musculoskeletal education and orthopedic surgery in mandatory medical school curricula; thus, the Canadian Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Education Course (COSMEC) was designed to enhance medical education around orthopedic surgery and common musculoskeletal presentations encountered in primary care. We sought to explore the effectiveness of COSMEC in preparing medical students for clinical training and future practice.

Methods: Canadian and international medical students were invited to participate in COSMEC, a 12-week virtual course led by orthopedic faculty and senior residents. Teaching objectives were guided by the musculoskeletal objectives of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination and expert opinion. We administered pre- and postcourse surveys to assess outcomes related to participant knowledge, confidence, and interest in orthopedic surgery.

Results: A total of 133 medical students registered and completed COSMEC. Of these, we received 84 paired pre- and postcourse surveys. Knowledge scores improved from 7.9 (standard deviation [SD] 2.6) to 9.7 (SD 2.0) out of 14 (p < 0.001). There were significant improvements in participant-reported confidence in performing a history and physical examination, understanding the basic components of fracture management, managing bone and joint emergencies, and describing fracture radiographs (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Overall, COSMEC enhanced knowledge and confidence in orthopedic and musculoskeletal topics and is an effective extracurricular learning resource for medical students. It can help prepare medical students for future training and practice involving orthopedic and musculoskeletal patient presentations.

加拿大矫形外科医学教育课程(COSMEC)的成果:一个增强医学生学习的虚拟课程。
背景:研究强调,在医学院校的必修课程中,肌肉骨骼教育和骨科手术的曝光不足;因此,加拿大矫形外科医学教育课程(COSMEC)旨在加强围绕矫形外科和初级保健中遇到的常见肌肉骨骼症状的医学教育。我们试图探索COSMEC在为医学生临床培训和未来实践做准备方面的有效性。方法:邀请加拿大和国际医学生参加COSMEC,这是一个由骨科教师和老年住院医师领导的为期12周的虚拟课程。教学目标以加拿大医学委员会资格考试的肌肉骨骼目标和专家意见为指导。我们进行了课前和课后调查,以评估参与者对骨科手术的知识、信心和兴趣相关的结果。结果:共有133名医学生注册并完成了COSMEC。其中,我们收到了84个配对的课前和课后调查。知识得分从7.9分(标准差[SD] 2.6)提高到9.7分(SD 2.0) (p < 0.001)。参与者在进行病史和体格检查、了解骨折处理的基本组成部分、处理骨和关节紧急情况以及描述骨折x线片方面报告的信心有显著提高(p < 0.001)。结论:总体而言,COSMEC增强了医学生对骨科和肌肉骨骼主题的认识和信心,是一种有效的课外学习资源。它可以帮助医学生为将来的培训和实践做好准备,包括骨科和肌肉骨骼病人的介绍。
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3.00
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120
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: The mission of CJS is to contribute to the meaningful continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research.
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