Abstract
Within surgery, interactive media have previously been used to educate medical students and residents. Here, we develop and assess the efficacy of a novel surgical video atlas in teaching surgically relevant head and neck anatomy to medical students. A total thyroidectomy was recorded intraoperatively and subsequently narrated to develop a video atlas. Medical students were recruited and randomly assigned to one of the two interventions. One group was assigned to the video atlas, while the other was supplied with a traditional textbook atlas. Both groups underwent pre- and post- tests to evaluate anatomical knowledge and satisfaction. Thirty-seven students completed the study, with 18 students in the experimental group and 19 students as control. In the video atlas arm, mean pre and post-test scores were 57.2% and 84.5%, respectively. In the traditional textbook arm, the mean pre- and post-test scores were 55.3% and 76.51%, respectively. Students with the video atlas had a mean post-test score 8.07% points higher than those without (p =.035). Overall, students were significantly more satisfied with the surgical video atlas than with the standard traditional textbook. A surgical video atlas was shown to more effectively teach head and neck anatomy to medical students compared to standard textbook atlases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-25 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 2017 |
Keywords
- Medical education
- anatomy
- surgical atlas
- thyroidectomy
- video atlas
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions (miscellaneous)
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts