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Peer-led Surgical Clerkship Programming Support Through the General Surgery Interest Group at the Vanderbilt
Kathleen C Gallagher1, Lauren E Matevish1, Kevin Neuzil1
1Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Objective:
We present a systematic, sustainable, student-led model for supporting the Surgical Clerkship experience.
Design:
Our model includes student-led suturing and knot-tying classes, operating room tours, skills sessions, and shelf review sessions provided systematically for each of 5 Surgical Clerkship blocks in the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
Setting:
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Participants:
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Surgical Clerkship students and senior medical student instructors.
Results:
Successful implementation of a peer-led support program for the Surgical Clerkship with a majority of students rating the helpfulness of both the operating room tours and the skills sessions a 4 or 5 on a Likert scale.
Conclusion:
Our student-led model for a Surgical Clerkship support program can be successfully implemented and demonstrates positive initial indicators of effectiveness.
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