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Short and Long-Term Success of a Surgery Residency Prep Course
Grace M Crouch1, Kelly A Winter1, Karson R Quinn1
1Department of Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS.
Introduction:
This study aimed to assess the feasibility of evaluating the short-term and long-term effectiveness of a surgery residency prep course throughout the intern year.
Methods:
The authors offered a surgery residency prep course to graduating medical students. We used an anonymous survey to assess the perceived confidence in medical knowledge, clinical skills and surgical skills pre-course, post-course, and at six months into residency. Participants also completed a pre- and post-course quiz.
Results:
Eleven students completed the course and participated in a pre-course survey, seven completed the post-course survey, and four completed the six month survey. Students felt significantly more confident for intern year following the course compared to before the course (4.0 vs. 2.7, p = 0.018). There was no significant change in perceived confidence at six months compared to post-course results (4.0 vs. 3.9, p = 0.197). Objectively, there was a significant improvement in postcourse quiz results compared to pre-course quiz results (12.9 vs. 10.6, p = 0.004).
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that a surgery prep course may have long-term positive effects on resident confidence when entering a surgery residency.
