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e-Learning in Surgical Education: A Systematic Review.

Nithish Jayakumar¹, Oliver Brunckhorst¹, Prokar Dasgupta²

¹Department of Anatomy, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom.

Journal of Surgical Education

|June 27, 2015

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

e-Learning offers an effective alternative for surgical education, with most studies showing knowledge gains. Further research with control groups is recommended to confirm its efficacy compared to traditional methods.

Keywords:

Internet Medical Knowledge Patient Care Practice-Based Learning and Improvement computer-assisted instruction educational technology graduate medical education surgery

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Medical Education
Digital Learning Technologies
Surgical Training

Background:

Traditional surgical education faces challenges due to work-hour restrictions and evolving practice patterns.
e-Learning presents a flexible and accessible alternative for delivering educational content.
This systematic review is the first to focus on e-learning in surgical education.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify current e-learning modalities used in surgical education.
To assess the efficacy of e-learning as an educational intervention in surgery.
To discuss the relevance and future of e-learning in surgical training.

Main Methods:

A systematic literature search was conducted on MEDLINE and EMBASE up to July 2014.
Studies were selected based on predefined criteria and reported following PRISMA guidelines.
A total of 38 articles met the inclusion criteria for the review.

Main Results:

e-Learning interventions included virtual patient case studies (18/38), theoretical knowledge delivery (18/38), and surgical skills training (2/38).
The majority of reviewed studies reported significant knowledge acquisition through e-learning.
A notable limitation is that two-thirds of the studies lacked a control group for comparison.

Conclusions:

e-Learning is an effective teaching modality with significant relevance for contemporary surgical education.
Published evidence supports the efficacy of e-learning in enhancing surgical knowledge.
Future research should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials to compare e-learning with standard teaching methods.